Elwyn Brooks White, American essayist (1899-1985), is perhaps best known for his two classics of children's literature, Stuart Little (1945) and Charlotte's Web (1952); however, his achievements as an essayist for The New Yorker were equally important. Born July 11, 1899, in Mount Vernon, New York, he served in the Army in 1918. He was the recipient of many literary awards, including the National Institute of Arts and Letters gold medal (1960); the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1963; a National Medal for Literature from the National Institute of Arts and Letters, 1971; and a Pulitzer Prize special citation in 1978 for lifelong literary achievement. White reported for the United Press and the American Legion News Service (1921) and for the Seattle Times, (1922-23). He wrote copy for Frank Seaman Company and for Newmark, Inc., in New York City in 1924 and 1925. He was also a writer and contributing editor for The New Yorker magazine from its inception in 1926. In addition to those mentioned above, his many works include: The Lady Is Cold (poetry), 1929; Is Sex Necessary?; or, Why You Feel the Way You Do (with James Thurber)1929; One Man's Meat (essays) 1982; The Elements of Style, 1979; and The Trumpet of the Swan,1970.

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The New Yorker

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Books and Writers: E. B. White

This award-winning literary site from Finland offers a good, short biography of White.

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