<sod>Thompson, who lived at the [[Plaza Hotel]] in New York City, became most notable as the author of the ''[[Eloise (books)|Eloise]]'' series of children's books. The books have been speculated to be partly inspired by the antics of her goddaughter [[Liza Minnelli]], daughter of [[Judy Garland]] and film director [[Vincente Minnelli]], though when asked if this was true, Thompson responded, "I am Eloise." The four books in the series, illustrated by [[Hilary Knight (illustrator)|Hilary Knight]], are ''Eloise'' (Simon & Schuster, 1955), ''Eloise in Paris'' (Simon & Schuster, 1957), ''[[Eloise at Christmastime]]'' (Random House, 1958) and ''Eloise in Moscow'' (Simon & Schuster, 1959). They follow the adventures of the precocious six-year-old girl who lives at The Plaza. All were bestsellers upon release and have been adapted into television projects. She composed and performed a Top&nbsp;40 hit song, "Eloise" (Cadence Records, 1956).<ref>[http://kaythompsonwebsite.com/Endnotes_05_05_2013.pdf "kaythompsonwebsite.com"], page 337~339. Whitburn, Joel. The Billboard<eod>
<sod>Thompson, who lived at the [[Plaza Hotel]] in New York City, became most notable as the author of the ''[[Eloise (books)|Eloise]]'' series of children's books. The books have been speculated to be partly inspired by the antics of her goddaughter [[Liza Minnelli]], daughter of [[Judy Garland]] and film director [[Vincente Minnelli]], though when asked if this was true, Thompson responded, "I am Eloise." The four books in the series, illustrated by [[Hilary Knight (illustrator)|Hilary Knight]], are ''Eloise'' (Simon & Schuster, 1955), ''Eloise in Paris'' (Simon & Schuster, 1957), ''[[Eloise at Christmastime]]'' (Random House, 1958) and ''Eloise in Moscow'' (Simon & Schuster, 1959). They follow the adventures of the precocious six-year-old girl who lives at The Plaza. All were bestsellers upon release and have been adapted into television projects. Thompson composed and performed a Top&nbsp;40 hit song, "Eloise" (Cadence Records, 1956).<ref>[http://kaythompsonwebsite.com/Endnotes_05_05_2013.pdf "kaythompsonwebsite.com"], page 337~339. Whitburn, Joel. The Billboard<eod>