Eloise (books)

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author = Kay Thompson
illustrator = Hilary Knight
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publisher = Simon & Schuster
pub_date = 1955
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Eloise is the name of the protagonist in a series of children's books written by Kay Thompson and illustrated by Hilary Knight.

Eloise is a six-year-old girl who lives in the "room on the tippy-top floor" of the Plaza Hotel in New York with her Nanny, her pug dog Weenie, and her turtle Skipperdee. A portrait of Eloise hung in the lobby of the real-life hotel until it closed for renovations in 2005.

Thompson's god-daughter, Liza Minnelli, has been cited as a possible model for Eloise, as has the author herself [cite web |url=http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1999/06/01/eloise/index.html |title=Will the real Eloise please stand up? |author=Amy Benfer |date=1999-06-01 |work=Salon] .

In 2003, two made-for-TV movies based on the first two books were made by Walt Disney Television, titled "Eloise at the Plaza" and "Eloise at Christmastime", starring Sofia Vassilieva as Eloise and Julie Andrews as Nanny.

In 2006, an based on the characters of the books, premiered on Starz! Kids & Family, featuring Mary Matilyn Mouser as Eloise and Lynn Redgrave as Nanny.

A movie based on "Eloise in Paris", starring Jordana Beatty as the title character and Uma Thurman as Nanny [ [http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,23592092-16947,00.html Uma Thurman and Jordana Beatty] ] , is being developed by Charles Shyer, director of "Alfie" and "Father of the Bride".

Books

* "Eloise" (1955)
* "Eloise in Paris" (1957)
* "Eloise at Christmastime" (1958)
* "Eloise in Moscow" (1959)
* "Eloise Takes a Bawth" (published posthumously in 2002) [Citation|last=Won Tesoriero|first=Heather|title=Welcome Back, Eloise|newspaper=Time| pages= |date=2002-02-09 |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,361724,00.html]

Thompson's time on the set of "Funny Face" inspired a new Eloise book written by J. David Stem and David N. Weiss and illustrated by Ted Enik [Citation|last=Minzesheimer|first=Bob|title=Oh, my Lord! Eloise leaves Plaza for Hollywood|newspaper=USA TODAY| pages = | date =2006-10-23|url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2006-10-22-eloise-hollywood_x.htm] :
* "Eloise in Hollywood" (2006)

Simon & Schuster began publishing Eloise stories "in the style of Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight" to their early-reader Ready-to-Reads line in 2005 [ [http://www.simonsays.com/content/destination.cfm?tab=1&pid=368105,355791 Simon & Schuster: Ready-to-Reads: Kay Thompson] ] . By 2007, 11 titles have been released in that line. Other modern Eloise titles released by the publisher include "Eloise's Guide to Life" (2000), "Eloise at Christmas" (2003), "Eloise's What I Absolutely Love Love Love" (2005) and "Love & Kisses, Eloise" (2005).

Television

*"Playhouse 90", "Eloise" (1956)
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Movies

* "Eloise at the Plaza" (2003)
* "Eloise at Christmastime" (2003)
* "Eloise in Paris" (2009)

ee also

* Evelyn Rudie

References

External links

* [http://www.eloisewebsite.com/index.html Eloise enterprises website]