Pène du Bois, William, 1916-1993
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Name (Hebrew)
די בואה, וילים פין
Name (Latin)
Pène du Bois, William, 1916-1993
Other forms of name
Du Bois, William Pène, 1916-1993
Bois, William Pène du, 1916-1993
Dubois, William Pène, 1916-1993
בואה, וילים פין די
דיבואה, וילים פין
Date of birth
1916-05-09
Date of death
1993-02-05
Place of birth
Nutley (N.J. : Township)
Place of death
Nice (France)
Associated country
United States
Field of activity
Children's literature
Occupation
Authors
Illustrators
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Wikipedia, Sept. 30 2011(William Pène du Bois; b. May 9, 1916 in Nutley, N.J.; d. February 5, 1993 in Nice, France; a French American author and illustrator. He was best known for The Twenty-One Balloons, published in April 1947. From 1953 to 1960, he worked as the art editor for The Paris Review. Pène du Bois illustrated books written by Jules Verne, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Rumer Godden, Claire Huchet Bishop and John Steinbeck, as well as magazine articles and advertisements)
- Otto at sea, 1936:t.p. (William Pène du Bois)
- The planet of lost things, c1981:t.p. (William Pène du Bois)
- NY Times obit., 2/7/93(William Pene du Bois; d. Feb. 5, 1993)