| LC control no. | n 79084362 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | PS3507.U148 |
| Personal name heading | Pène du Bois, William, 1916-1993 |
| Variant(s) | Du Bois, William Pène, 1916-1993 Bois, William Pène du, 1916-1993 Dubois, William Pène, 1916-1993 |
| Birth date | 1916-05-09 |
| Death date | 1993-02-05 |
| Place of birth | Nutley (N.J. : Township) |
| Place of death | Nice (France) |
| Field of activity | Children's literature |
| Profession or occupation | Authors Illustrators |
| Found in | 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) 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) |
| Associated language | eng |
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