E.B. White

Writing

Birthday	Jul 11, 1899 (86 years old)
Deathday	Oct 1, 1985
Place of birth	Mount Vernon, New York, USA
Gender	Male

Elwyn Brooks White (July 11, 1899 – October 1, 1985) was an American writer. He was the author of several highly popular 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. In addition, he was a writer and contributing editor to The New Yorker magazine, and also a co-author of the English language style guide The Elements of Style. Description above from the Wikipedia article E. B. White., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.