William Pène du Bois
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1916 – 1993
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Who was William Pène du Bois?
William Pène du Bois was an American author and illustrator of books for young readers. He is best known for The Twenty-One Balloons, published in April 1947 by The Viking Press. He was a winner of the Newbery Award, and twice was runner-up for the Caldecott Medal.
From 1953 to 1960, he was art editor of The Paris Review, working alongside founder and editor George Plimpton.
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- Born
- May 9, 1916
Nutley - Also known as
- William Pene du Bois
- William P. du Bois
- Ethnicity
- French American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- France
- Profession
- Died
- Feb 5, 1993
Nice
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on July 23, 2013
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