Joel White date of birth:
1930
How old was Joel White when died?
67
Where was Joel White born?
Mount Vernon, NY
When did Joel White die?
December 5, 1997
Where did Joel White die?
Brooklin, Maine
Why did Joel White die?
Lung Cancer
Is Joel White gay or straight?
Straight
What is Joel White's ethnicity?
White
What is Joel White nationality?
American
What is Joel White's occupation?
Ship Architect
Short Biography
Joel White (1930–1997), the son of author E. B. White and New Yorker Magazine editor Katharine Sergeant Angell White, was a noted U.S. naval architect known for his classic and beautiful designs including the W-Class of boats. Two W boats were posthumously built by Rockport Marine and Brooklin Boat Yard for Donald Tofias. They were christened White Wings and Wild Horses. White's life and character were chronicled in the book A Unit of Water, A Unit of Time by Douglass Whynott and in Joel White: Boatbuilder / designer / sailor by Bill Mayher and Maynard Bray. White died at the age of 66 in 1997 in Brooklin, Maine of lung cancer. His widow, Allene White, still lives in Brooklin along with two of his sons and their families.