E. B. White, the author of such beloved classics as
Charlotte's Web,
Stuart Little, and
The Trumpet of the Swan, was born in Mount Vernon, New York. He graduated from Cornell University in 1921 and, five or six years later, joined the staff of
The New Yorker magazine, then in its infancy. He died on October 1, 1985, and was survived by his son and three grandchildren.
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