What is William Zinsser?
'''William Knowlton Zinsser''' (October 7, 1922 - May 12, 2015) was an American [[writer]], [[Editing|editor]], [[literary critic]], and [[teacher]]. He began his career as a journalist for the ''[[New York Herald Tribune]]'', where he worked as a feature writer, drama editor, film critic, and editorial writer. He was known for writing the book ''[[On Writing Well]]''. Zinsser was born in [[New York City]], [[New York]]. He studied at [[Deerfield Academy]]. Zinsser died in New York City at the age of 92.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/13/arts/william-zinsser-author-of-on-writing-well-dies-at-92.html|title=William Zinsser, Author of ‘On Writing Well,’ Dies at 92|publisher=The [[New York Times]].com|accessdate=May 12, 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{Official website|http://www.williamzinsserwriter.com/}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Zinsser, William}} [[Category:1922 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:American literary critics]] [[Category:American movie critics]] [[Category:Educators from New York City]] [[Category:American journalists]] [[Category:Writers from New York City]] {{US-bio-stub}}