![]() He worked for the United Press and the Seattle Times before eventually landing a position with The New Yorker magazine in 1927. In college, he served as the editor of the school's newspaper after graduating in 1921, White pursued a career in journalism for several years. While attending Cornell University, White acquired the nickname "Andy," which he was known by for the rest of his life. My mother just hung it on me because she'd run out of names," he told The New York Times in 1980. His parents named him Elwyn Brooks White, but he did not appreciate the name. White was born on July 11, 1899, in Mount Vernon, New York. White, who earned a Pulitzer Prize special citation in 1978, passed away at his home in Maine in 1985. In 1959 he revised The Elements of Style by the late William Strunk Jr., which became a standard style manual for writers. He wrote three books for children, including Stuart Little (1945) and Charlotte's Web (1952). ![]() ![]() White joined The New Yorker magazine as writer and contributing editor, a position he would hold for the rest of his career. ![]()
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