1916 - 1993
William Pène du Bois American Artist
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William Pène du Bois was previously married to Willa Kim.
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Relationship Statistics
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| Married | 1 |
38 years
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Details
| First Name |
William
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| Middle Name |
Pène Du
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| Last Name |
Bois
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| Birthday |
9th May, 1916
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| Birthplace |
Nutley, New Jersey, USA
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| Died |
5th February, 1993
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| Place of Death |
Nice, France
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| Cause of Death |
Stroke
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| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Illustrator, Author
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| Occupation |
Artist
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William Sherman "Billy" Pène du Bois (May 9, 1916 – February 5, 1993) was an American writer and illustrator of books for young readers. He is best known for The Twenty-One Balloons, published in April 1947 by Viking Press, for which he won the 1948 Newbery Medal. As illustrator he was twice a runner-up for the Caldecott Medal written by others, which he illustrated (below), and the two Caldecott Honor picture books, which he also wrote.
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