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Date of Birth
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09-May-1916
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Place of Birth
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Nutley
(Essex County, New Jersey)
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Nationality
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United States of America, France
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Also know as
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William Pene du Bois, William P. du Bois
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Profession
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Writer, Illustrator
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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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