William Pène du Bois, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Pène du Bois

American children's writer and illustrator

Date of Birth: 09-May-1916

Place of Birth: New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: 05-Feb-1993

Profession: writer, painter, children's writer, novelist, science fiction writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

William Sherman "Billy" Pène du Bois (May 9, 1916 – February 5, 1993) was an American writer and illustrator of books for young readers.
He is best known for The Twenty-One Balloons, published in April 1947 by Viking Press, for which he won the 1948 Newbery Medal.
As illustrator he was twice a runner-up for the Caldecott Medal written by others, which he illustrated (below), and the two Caldecott Honor picture books, which he also wrote.From 1953 to 1960, Pène du Bois was art editor of The Paris Review, working alongside founder and editor George Plimpton.