His mother Katharine White and stepfather E. B. White were editors at The New Yorker from the 1920 through the 1970s.
... of the Nobel Prize in literature May 11 - Salvador Dalí, artist May 17 - Jean Gabin[?], actor (+ 1976) May 21 - Fats Waller, pianist (+ 1943) May 21 - Robert ...