Eric Knight(1897-1943)

Writer

Eric Knight was born on 10 April 1897 in Menston, Ilkley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Âmes rebelles (1942), Lassie (1954) and Lassie Come Home (1943). He was married to Jere Brylawski and Dorothy Hall. He died on 13 January 1943 in Dutch Guiana [now Suriname].

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Known for

Âmes rebelles

6.6

Writer

1942

Lassie

6.6

TV Series

Writer

Lassie Come Home

7.1

Writer

1943

Le poulain noir

6.2

Writer

1954

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Lassie : La Route de l'aventure
5.6
- novel (uncredited)
- 2020
Lassie
6.4
TV Series
- based on the character credited by
- 2014–2015
Lassie
6.7
- novel
- 2005
Sekai Meisaku Gekijou Kanketsu Ban: Meiken Lassie Part 2
TV Special
- novel
- 2001
Sekai Meisaku Gekijou Kanketsu Ban: Meiken Lassie Part 1
TV Special
- novel
- 2001
Meiken rasshî
6.2
TV Series
- novel
- 1996
Lassie
Video Game
- based on character by
- 1994
Les nouvelles aventures de Lassie
5.9
- character of Lassie
- 1994
Lassie
6.6
TV Series
- character
- 1954–1972
Omnibus
8.3
TV Series
- writer (segment "The Better Half")
- 1956
Le poulain noir
6.2
- based on a story by
- 1954
The Sun Comes Up
6.4
- Writer (uncredited)
- 1949
Hills of Home
6.5
- Writer (uncredited)
- 1948
Son of Lassie
6.4
- characters
- 1945
The Nazis Strike
7.0
Short
- Writer (uncredited)
- 1943

Personal details

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Alternative name
- the late Major Eric Knight
Born
- April 10, 1897
- Menston, Ilkley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Died
- January 13, 1943
- Dutch Guiana [now Suriname](plane crash)
Spouses
Other works
Novel: "Lassie Come Home". NOTE: Filmed as Lassie (1954), Lassie Come Home (1943) Lassie (2005), Lassie (2014), Les nouvelles aventures de Lassie (1994).
Publicity listings
- 1 Print Biography

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Trivia
Daughter is Winifred Knight Mewborn. Winifred's daughter, Betsy Mewborn Cowaned, is operating a website in order to try and find more information on her grandfather's death, on a WWII plane crash.