Kay Thompson (November 9, 1909 — July 2, 1998) was an American author, composer, musician, actress and singer. She is best known as the creator of the Eloise children's books. Description above from ...
It’s hard to separate Kay Thompson from her most indelible creation, Eloise. Her series of books about the precocious 6-year-old living with her nanny, her pug dog, Weenie, and her turtle, Skipperdee, ...