EB White
E.B. WhiteElwyn Brooks White was known as an American writer. He geared his writings mostly to the younger age group. Elwyn Brooks White was born in Mount Vernon, New York in 1899. White began his career when he published “ A Winter Walk” in St. Nicholas magazine, he was only eleven years old. As a child, White always dreaded giving speeches in front of the class. E.B. White won many awards during his childhood years. Every time White won an award he was required to give a speech, but he was too embarrassed to get in front of an audience. White would write out a speech and make someone else read it to the crowd. E.B. White was also had terrible allergies. Every summer the White family lived on the shores of Belgrade Lake because the pollen was nowhere in sight. E.B. White later became an Army Private and ended his services in 1918. He was educated at Cornell University and graduated in 1921. White knew he was born to be a writer after he graduated from college. He pursued his writing career and accepted a job with the New Yorker. The New Yorker was a newly established magazine when White joined. While working their he met the love of his life, Katherine Sergeant. They later married in 1929. White worked at the New Yorker for eleven years.
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