Kay Thompson

Dancer, a singer, a pianist, a composer, a choreographer, and now an author. a pianist, a composer, a choreographer, and now an author. As many thousands of Americans know, she created a night-club act that can only be described as indescribable, The critic from Variety tried to pin it down more concisely, "Her act is paced like a North Atlantic gale," he began bravely, but then threw in the sponge. "Miss Thompson is more than an act," he said finally. "She's an experience." She wrote Eloise simply by listening to Eloise talk (Eloise talks in a wispy, breathless version of Miss Thompson's gusty speech) and then writing down what Eloise had said

Career

Throughout her lifetime and career, there have been many biographies and articles on Kay Thompson. Here you will find a few of them, including pictures and lots of great information about Eloise's author. Dizzy MakingTime - November 10, 1947 New Comedienne Kay ThompsonLife - January 26, 1948 McCalls Visits Kay ThompsonMcCall's - January 1957 Kay Thompson BiographyCurrent Biography Yearbook 1959 Pity the Plaza! Eloise Is Back in TownThe New York Times - May 1, 1969 Rex Reed on Kay Thompson: You've Never Seen Anything Like HerHarper's Bazaar - November 1972 Kay and EloiseVanity Fair - December 1996 Kay Thompson, Author of Eloise Book DiesThe New York Times - July 7, 1998 Oh, Kay, You're O.K. With Me!New York Observer - July 20, 1998 Eloise is Ready to Skip Out of Her Creator's ShadowThe New York Times - November 15, 1998 Kay Thompson: "Pure Heaven" Tributes to a Lady with "Bazzazz"InTheater - April 26, 1999