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Brief biography and works of American writer and poet Elwyn Brooks White, whose prose and stories range from satire to children's fiction.
E.B. White (1899-1985) was an American writer of children's books and elegant prose. He is famous for Charlotte's Web classic children's book, and for The Elements of Style, his famous revision of a book by William Strunk, Jr. Early Life of E.B. WhiteElwyn Brooks White was born on July 11, 1899 in Mount Vernon, New York. He used "E.B." White in his professional life. Before attending Cornell University, he served in the army during World War I. He graduated from Cornell University in 1921 aged 22. At Cornell, he worked as editor of The Cornell Daily Sun. He was a member of the Quill and Dagger Society. Writing CareerWhite's writing career began after graduating from Cornell, first as a reporter on the Seattle Times and Seattle Post-Intelligencer and also worked as an ad man before returning to New York City in 1924. He then wrote for the New Yorker magazine where he met his wife, Katharine Sergeant Angell, then the magazine's literary editor. He wrote the famous column "Talk of the Town" for more than 10 years. At the age of 30, he collaborated on a satirical book Is Sex Necessary? with James Thurber. The book is a spoof on the self-help books. After almost a decade, White moved with his wife to North Brooklin, Maine, where he continued to contribute columns for well-known magazines, most notably "One Man's Meat" for Harper's (later collected into a book of the same name.) Writing Genres and Best-known WorksE.B. White's best-known works belong to two very different forms of literature. Stuart Little, Charlotte's Web and The Trumpet of the Swan, for instance, are classic children's books, while The Element of Style, his famous 1959 revision of the very popular reference book by William Strunk, Jr. is much the standard guide to written English. E.B. White's Awards and RecognitionIn 1960, the National Institute of Arts and Letters awarded White a gold medal for his essays and criticism. In 1963, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and in 1978, he was recipient of a special Pulitzer Prize. Elwyn Brooks White died on October 1, 1985, aged 86, at his home in North Brooklin, Maine, after a long fight with Alzheimer's disease. Books by E.B. White
Sources:Biographical Dictionary, edited by Una McGovern, Chambers, 2002 Dictionary of the Arts, Gramercy Books, New York, 1994 Dictionary of Writers, edited by Rosemary Goring, Larousse, 1994
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