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Elwyn Brooks White (11 July 1899-1 October 1985). American essayist, author, and noted prose stylist, most famous today for a writers' reference manual, and for three children's books generally considered to be classics of the field. |
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Elwyn Brooks White American essayist, author, and noted prose stylist, is most famous today for a writers' reference manual, and for three children's books generally considered to be classics of the field. |
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E. B. White was born in Mount Vernon, New York. Graduating from Cornell University, he spent several years working as a newspaper writer and ad man before returning to New York City in 1924. He published his first article in the newly founded New Yorker magazine in 1925, then joined the staff in 1927. This made his fame for the next few decades, as he produced a long series of essays for them that were widely read as the magazine grew in influence. Over time he became the most important contributor to the New Yorker at a time when it was arguably the most important American literary magazine. He also served as a columnist for [Harper's Magazine]? from 1938 to 1943. |
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:Born: July 11, 1899, Mount Vernon, New York :Died: October 1, 1985, North Brooklin, Maine Graduating from Cornell University, White spent several years working as a newspaper writer and ad man before returning to New York City in 1924. He published his first article in the newly founded New Yorker magazine in 1925, then joined the staff in 1927. This made his fame for the next few decades, as he produced a long series of essays for them that were widely read as the magazine grew in influence. Over time he became the most important contributor to the New Yorker at a time when it was arguably the most important American literary magazine. He also served as a columnist for [Harper's Magazine]? from 1938 to 1943. |
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*[The Trumpet of the Swan] |
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