'Brokeback Mountain' author's papers to NY library Nov 3, 2009
Knight, 83, worked on the "Eloise" books with author Kay Thompson, who died in 1998. HonoluluAdvertiser. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Andy Williams: Hitting The High Notes Oct 19, 2009
" The brothers' big success came when they teamed with singer-song writer Kay Thompson after the family had moved to Los Angeles. "The act was so exciting, and it was just jam-packed all the time," Williams said. "And so we were suddenly making more money than anybody. I mean, it was just phenomenal. (CBS News)
IN MY LIBRARY: BERNADETTE PETERS Jul 7, 2009
by Kay Thompson, drawings by Hilary Knight. That was my favorite book. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Billy Elliot dances away with 10 Tony Awards Jun 16, 2009
"Lastly, I want to thank my parents and the greatest gift they ever gave me, Kay Thompson," her godmother. Minnelli recreated part of Thompson's club act as part of her Palace entertainment. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Liza Minnelli's triumph of the will Mar 28, 2009
Mainly, though, the show was a tribute to Liza's beloved godmother Kay Thompson, a high-living dame of the old school, who was MGM's music director, the author of the Eloise books and the primary force in getting Liza, as a teenager, off her keister and into tap shoes. People think that I've always been wealthy, says Liza, and then this is a first I hear an actual guffaw. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
The Book That Changed My Life Feb 14, 2009
Laura Numeroff Eloise by Kay Thompson. Editors Coady (a bookseller) and Johannessen (a professional editor) have each included their own very opinionated reading lists at the end of the book, and there is a recap of the choices that could serve as the starting point for anyone looking to add to their own must reads or lifetime reading list. (Suite101.com)
