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Eric Knight | |
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| Born | Eric Mowbray Knight 10 April 1897 Menston, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 15 January 1943 (aged 45) Dutch Guiana (later Suriname) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | British |
| Citizenship | British (1897–1942) American (1942–1943) |
| Period | 1934–43 |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Notable works | This Above All, Lassie Come-Home |
| Spouse | Dorothy Caroline Noyes Hall (m. 1917–32, divorced) Jere Brylawski (m. 1932–43, his death) |
| Children | 3 |
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.[1]
- ^ The Yale University library gazette: Volumes 65–66 Yale University. Library – 1990 "He became an American citizen in 1942, was commissioned as a captain in the Special Services, and died in an airplane crash in 1943. He was posthumously awarded the Legion of Merit."