ER Braithwaite
Novelist

ER Braithwaite Net Worth

ER Braithwaite was a Guyanese novelist and diplomat born on June 27, 1920. He is best known for his novel To Sir, With Love, which discusses racial discrimination. He also served as the U.N. representative from Guyana and as the Guyanese ambassador to Venezuela.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day June 27, 1920
Birth Place Guyana
Age 100 YEARS OLD
Died On Dec 13, 2016 (age 96)
Birth Sign Cancer

💰 Net worth: $26 million (2024)

About

A Guyanese Novelist whose works discuss racial discrimination, he is best known for To Sir, With Love. Also a diplomat, he served as the U.N. representative from Guyana and as the Guyanese ambassador to Venezuela.

Before Fame

He served as a pilot in the Royal Air Force during World War II and later studied physics at the University of Cambridge.

Trivia

His books were banned in South Africa for many decades.

Family Life

His most famous novel, To Sir, With Love, details the discrimination that he and his wife faced as a result of their interracial marriage.

Associated With

To Sir, With Love was made into a film starring Sidney Poitier.

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