Re: E. H. Davie
Posted: 23 Apr 2015, 17:45
Maybe she had an intriguing reason for not revealing her name!Julie2owlsdene wrote:I think I would guess at E.H. Davie being a woman, actually.
For the discussion of all aspects of the life and works of Enid Blyton.
http://enidblytonsociety.co.uk/forums/
http://enidblytonsociety.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=6680
Maybe she had an intriguing reason for not revealing her name!Julie2owlsdene wrote:I think I would guess at E.H. Davie being a woman, actually.
Fascinating information. When I read the Dean & Son books as a child, I was captivated by the Rene Cloke illustrations which appeared in (and on!) several volumes.Tony Summerfield wrote:Having said that E.H. Davie was a prolific illustrator for Enid Blyton I thought some might like to see where he/she comes in the longevity pecking order - the years between their first and last illustrations for Enid.
Grace Lodge 1924 - 1965 = 41 years
Hilda McGavin 1929 - 1969 = 40 years
Sylvia I. Venus 1928 - 1958 = 30 years
Dorothy M. Wheeler 1930 - 1958 = 28 years
Eileen A. Soper 1942 - 1964 = 22 years
Horace J. Knowles 1924 - 1942 = 18 years
E.H. Davie 1936 - 1952 = 16 years
You won't necessarily get these results if you search the Cave as unfortunately entries for Sunny Stories for Little Folks aren't picked up. Also the entry for Grace Lodge comes from Enid Blyton's Workbook, where Enid puts that Birn Brothers have accepted her alterations to Grace Lodge's book, but unfortunately it doesn't say which book it was!
I haven't included Rene Cloke on this list as most of her work was done some time after Enid's death, but her first work was done in Sunny Stories for Little Folks in 1931, so if I had included her she would be at the top of the list!
Do let me know if you think I have overlooked anyone. The prize for sheer quantity probably goes to Hilda McGavin who illustrated 137 magazine covers and 240 magazine stories - but this does not count the stories that she illustrated in Sunny Stories for Little Folks.
What a good idea!tix wrote:
IM? Don't seem to be any artists at all with those initials, which means the case might have to be handed over to that master sleuth - FT.