- Born
- Died
- Birth nameEustace Edward Ricardo Braithwaite
- Nickname
- Ricky
- E.R. Braithwaite was born on June 27, 1912 in Georgetown, British Guiana. He was a writer, known for To Sir, with Love (1967), To Sir, with Love (1974) and To Sir, with Love II (1996). He was married to Sibyl Allen. He died on December 12, 2016 in Rockville, Maryland, USA.
- SpouseSibyl Allen (divorced, 5 children)
- His mother and father both graduated from Oxford University in History and Engineering.
- Dr. Braithwaite was on the Board of Trustees of the Krasnow Institute at George Mason University.
- He served in the RAF during WWII.
- Was on the teaching faculty and served as writer in residence at New York University and Florida State University. Subsequently, he was Writer in Residence at Howard University and taught Honors English.
- He received his degrees from Cambridge University, Cambridge, England with a specialization in Physics. He also received honorary doctoral degrees from Oxford University and La Sorbonne - University of Paris.
- Those kids in the East End [of London] made a great impression on me. It struck me one day that the children didn't have any respect for themselves, and this was why they had no respect for other people and I seized upon that idea. I challenged them to respect themselves.
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