Creator of the Eloise book series
Best friend to Judy Garland, and godmother to Liza Minelli
Performer and vocal arranger
Starred with Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire in Funny Face
Eloise was partly inspired by the antics of goddaughter Liza Minelli; although Thompson, who actually lived in the Plaza Hotel in New York City, famously said of herself, "I am Eloise."
I like to think there's a little Eloise in all us girls.
I like to think there's a little Eloise in all us girls.
I want an Eloise book! It was never really big here. And the fact that Maggie Prescott wrote them, make them more amazing!
ReplyDeleteLover her SO MUCH. Her voice is amazing--I wish she'd been in more musicals!
ReplyDeleteI loved her in Funny Face! What a woman.
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