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Eric Mowbray Knight (10 April 1897 – 15 January 1943) was an English novelist and screenwriter, who is mainly known for his 1940 novel Lassie Come-Home, which introduced the fictional collie Lassie. He took American citizenship in 1942 shortly before his death.
Lassie Come-Home is a novel written by Eric Knight about a rough collie's trek over many miles to be reunited with the boy she loves.
- Eric Knight
- 1940
edit data. An author who is mainly notable for creating the fictional collie Lassie. He was a native of Yorkshire in England, and had a varied career, including service in the Canadian Army during World War I and spells as an art student, newspaper reporter and Hollywood screenwriter.
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- January 15, 1943
- December 13, 1901
Eric Knight was born on 10 April 1897 in Menston, Ilkley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for This Above All (1942), Lassie Come Home (1943) and Lassie (1954). He was married to Jere Brylawski and Dorothy Hall. He died on 13 January 1943 in Dutch Guiana [now Suriname].
- Writer
- April 10, 1897
- Eric Knight
- January 13, 1943
Eric Knight has 35 books on Goodreads with 38067 ratings. Eric Knight’s most popular book is Lassie Come-Home.
Eric Knight was killed Jan. 15, 1943 in a tragic plane crash on his way to North Africa. In 1993, his granddaughter, Betsy Cowan began an investigation into the cause of this crash.
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Eric Knight was born on April 10, 1897 in Menston, Ilkley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for This Above All (1942), Lassie Come Home (1943) and Lassie (1954). He was married to Jere Brylawski and Dorothy Hall.
