Eustace Edward Ricardo Braithwaite, more commonly known as ER Braithwaite, was a Guyanese-born British-American novelist, writer, teacher and diplomat....
E. R. Braithwaite
Guyanese writer (1912–2016)
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| Born | Eustace Edward Ricardo Braithwaite June 27, 1912 (1912-06-27) Georgetown, British Guiana (now Guyana) |
| Died | December 12, 2016(2016-12-12) (aged 104) Rockville, Maryland, U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist, writer, diplomat, teacher, pilot |
| Alma mater | City College of New York (B.S.) University of Cambridge (MSc) |
| Genre | Fiction, literature |
| Partner | Genevieve Ast |
Eustace Edward Ricardo Braithwaite (June 27, 1912 – December 12, 2016), publishing as E.
The acclaimed author of To Sir, With Love recalls his lifelong struggle against ignorance and racism while sharing a train ride with a bigoted white.
R. Braithwaite, was a Guyanese-born British-American novelist, writer, teacher and diplomat best known for his stories of social conditions and racial discrimination against black people. He was the author of the 1959 autobiographical novel To Sir, With Love, which was made into a 1967 British drama film of the same title, starring Sidney Poitier and Lulu.
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