E. B. White, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

E. B. White

American writer

Date of Birth: 11-Jul-1899

Place of Birth: Mount Vernon, New York, United States

Date of Death: 01-Oct-1985

Profession: screenwriter, writer, poet, editor, journalist, children's writer, novelist, essayist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Elwyn Brooks White (July 11, 1899 – October 1, 1985) was an American writer.
For more than fifty years, he was a contributor to The New Yorker magazine.
He was also a co-author of the English language style guide The Elements of Style.
In addition, he wrote books for children, including Stuart Little (1945), Charlotte's Web (1952), and The Trumpet of the Swan (1970).
In a 2012 survey of School Library Journal readers, Charlotte's Web came in first in their poll of the top one hundred children's novels.