Elwyn Brooks "E. B." White was an American writer. He was a contributor to The New Yorker magazine and a co-author of the English language style guide The Elements of Style, which is commonly known as "Strunk & White". Wikipedia Born : July 11, 1899, Mount Vernon, New York, United States Died : October 1, 1985, Brooklin, Maine, United States Movies : Charlotte's Web , Stuart Little , Stuart Little 2 , more Awards : John Newbery Medal , Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal , more Quotes I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day. It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer. One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy. “ E. B. White has the distinction of being one of the few writers to really express the m...