Hilary Knight (illustrator), Hilary Knight
Hilary Knight may refer to: * Hilary Knight (illustrator) (born 1926), American writer and artist, best known as the illustrator of ''Eloise'' * Hilary Knight (ice hockey) (born 1989), American ice hockey forward {{Hndis, Knight, Hilary ...
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Hilary Knight (illustrator)
Hilary Knight (born November 1, 1926) is an American writer and artist. He is the illustrator of more than 50 books and the author of nine books. He is best known as the illustrator and co-creator of Kay Thompson's '' Eloise'' (1955) and others in the ''Eloise'' series. Knight has illustrated for a wide variety of clients, creating artwork for magazines, children's fashion advertisements, greeting cards, record albums and posters for Broadway musicals, including ''Gypsy'', ''Irene'', ''Half A Sixpence'', ''Hallelujah Baby!'' and ''No, No, Nanette''. Influences One of two sons of artist-writers Clayton Knight and Katharine Sturges Dodge, Hilary Knight was born on Long Island in Hempstead. His father illustrated aviation books, and his mother was a fashion and book illustrator. Living in Roslyn, New York, as a child, Hilary was age six when he moved to Manhattan with his family. Knight attended the City and Country School (class of 1940) for elementary and middle school and Fr ...
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