[DOC] [TLE] Eric Mowbray Knight, Author of Lassie Come Home - Chelsea Collies [PAR] The fact that she is still going strong after 60 years, is testament to both her 
popularity ... When Eric Knight created this character in 1938, he couldn't have 
known that it ... He started as a copy boy and worked his way up to writing feature 
articles for the ... In 1943, during World War II, he was killed in action while on 
board a... [DOC] [TLE] Collie Breed History - Chekia [PAR] for graciously supplying the photo from the making of the movie, "Lad; A Dog". 
Note: In ... the U.S. after being bred extensively in Britain. ... in 1943 (World War II) 
and never saw the motion picture based ... It is interesting that the dog in Eric 
Knight's short story and. book was a tri colour Collie, while the movie featured a 
sable. [DOC] [TLE] Eric Knight - Wikipedia [PAR] Eric Oswald Mowbray Knight was an English novelist and screenwriter, who is 
mainly notable for creating the fictional collie Lassie. He took American 
citizenship in 1942 shortly before his death. Contents. [hide]. 1 Biography; 2 
Writing career; 3 Death; 4 References; 5 External links ... merchant who, when 
Eric was two years old, was killed during the Boer War. [DOC] [TLE] Lassie Web: "She Was Our Dog, Eric's and Mine" [PAR] For just one second, the great brown eyes of the collie turned to the girl, deep ... 
being who, in different incarnations, has haunted our airwaves for 17 years: 
Lassie. ... of her gifted husband, whom she describes as "a proletarian writer of 
the '30s, ... During World War II, Eric Knight died in a January 1943 plane crash 
over... [DOC] [TLE] Lassie Come Home: The Book That Became a Great Dog Movie ... [PAR] Jul 12, 2011 ... The story was by author Eric Knight who soon expanded the story to be a ... The 
director wanted a rough collie (also known as a long-haired collie, a breed of dog 
raised for ... By 1954 Lassie made the transition to television, and while the ... 
After World War I, Eric Knight became a critic and a film writer. [DOC] [TLE] Story of dog who brought First World War sailor back to life after ... [PAR] Dec 30, 2014 ... All were presumed dead until the landlord's rough-haired collie dog entered the 
... to write his 1938 novel Lassie Come Home, which paved the way for the ... 'His 
own collie, Toots, served as the model for Lassie in the ... 'But who knows, maybe
, while growing up in England, Eric Knight heard that story.'... [DOC] [TLE] Does anyone know the Artist of The Day,Deans Dairy,Taylor Swift ... [PAR] Mar 3, 2008 ... FYI: Radcliffe, at age 33, after 27 hours of labor, gave birth to her first .... see if 
anyone would be will to split tickets to country thunder this year with me. ... 
Answer #1 Eric Knight died while serving in WWII, just 4... show ... Eric Knight 
died while serving in WWII, just 4 years after writing the story of this collie. [DOC] [TLE] 'Her Suffering Aristocratic Majesty': The Sentimental Value of ... - MIT [PAR] Lassie ascribes a moral intelligence to the collie -- she can divine human ... 
beyond her owner's death, who comes home even when she is given away, and 
who .... The opening of Eric Knight's children's novel, Lassie Come-Home is ..... 
His mother departed the following year, moving to Russia to serve as governess 
for the... [DOC] [TLE] Lassie Come Home Summary - Book Reports [PAR] Lassie Come Home, written by Eric Knight, is a heartwarming story about the ... A 
boy named Joe lives in a low-income family and a collie named Lassie was ... but 
their happiness was harshly interrupted when Lassie was sold to another family. 
.... only two years old so his mother went to Russia where she could

Question: Eric Knight died while serving in WWII, just 4 years after writing the story of this collie
Answer: Lassie