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E. B. White

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E. B. White Famous memorial

Original Name
Elwyn Brooks White
Birth
Mount Vernon, Westchester County, New York, USA
Death
1 Oct 1985 (aged 86)
Brooklin, Hancock County, Maine, USA
Burial
Brooklin, Hancock County, Maine, USA GPS-Latitude: 44.2664635, Longitude: -68.5659495
Plot
B113
Memorial ID
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Author. He is best known for his children's book "Charlotte's Web," which he first published in 1952, and became a classic piece of children's literature. A free-lance writer and a journalist prior to his writing career, he joined the "New Yorker Magazine" in 1927. His many books include "Is Sex Necessary?" (1929), "The Elements of Style" (1935), "Stuart Little" (1945), "The Trumpet of The Swan" (1970), "Points My Compass" (1962), "The Second Tree From The Corner" (1954), "Letters of E.B. White" (1976), and "Poems And Sketches of E.B. White" (1981). In 1978, he was awarded a special Pulitzer Prize for his literary work.
Author. He is best known for his children's book "Charlotte's Web," which he first published in 1952, and became a classic piece of children's literature. A free-lance writer and a journalist prior to his writing career, he joined the "New Yorker Magazine" in 1927. His many books include "Is Sex Necessary?" (1929), "The Elements of Style" (1935), "Stuart Little" (1945), "The Trumpet of The Swan" (1970), "Points My Compass" (1962), "The Second Tree From The Corner" (1954), "Letters of E.B. White" (1976), and "Poems And Sketches of E.B. White" (1981). In 1978, he was awarded a special Pulitzer Prize for his literary work.


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  • Added: Oct 5, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6823305/e_b-white: accessed ), memorial page for E. B. White (11 Jul 1899–1 Oct 1985), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6823305, citing Brooklin Cemetery, Brooklin, Hancock County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.