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Also Known As Elwyn Brooks White
Born July 11, 1899 ā€¢ Mount Vernon ā€¢ New York
Died October 1, 1985 (aged 86) ā€¢ Maine
Awards And Honors Pulitzer Prize ā€¢ Presidential Medal of Freedom (1963)
Notable Works ā€œCharlotteā€™s Webā€ ā€¢ ā€œHarperā€™s Magazineā€ ā€¢ ā€œIs Sex Necessary?ā€ ā€¢ ā€œStuart Littleā€ ā€¢ ā€œThe Trumpet of the Swanā€

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E.B. White sits at a desk, wearing a striped shirt and dark tie, holding a cigarette, with a calendar and papers visible in the background.
Cover of Charlotte's Web by E.B. White, illustrated by Garth Williams, showing a girl holding a pig with a sheep, goose, and spider on a web above the title.
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