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E. R. Braithwaite

E. R. Braithwaite, Guyanese novelist, writer, teacher, and diplomat (died 2016)

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Born
June 27, 1912
Died
December 12, 2016
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1912

About E. R. Braithwaite

Eustace Edward Ricardo Braithwaite, publishing as E. 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. The narrator is an engineer, but to make ends meet, he accepts the job of teacher in a rough London school. In 2013, Braithwaite attended the first live performance of the stage version of To Sir, With Love. Braithwaite awarded Cacique Crown of Honour", Capitol News, August 23, 2012.

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E. R. Braithwaite timeline

  1. 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.
  2. Braithwaite awarded Cacique Crown of Honour", Capitol News, August 23, 2012.
  3. In 2013, Braithwaite attended the first live performance of the stage version of To Sir, With Love.

The world when E. R. Braithwaite was born

E. R. Braithwaite was born in 1912. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1912

  • Best-selling book"The Harvester" – Gene Stratton-Porter

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJim Thorpe wins two gold medals at the Stockholm Olympics
  • Top headlineRMS Titanic sinks on maiden voyage — 1,500+ die
  • Technology milestoneFirst parachute jump from an airplane
  • World population~1.72B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population94.6M

1912 versus 2026

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Measure19122026
Population94.6M341 million

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