Eric Hill
Eric Hill
Eric Gordon Hill OBEwas an English author and illustrator of children's picture books, best known for his character Spot the Dog. His works have been widely praised for their contributions to child literacy...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth7 September 1927
bar designed drew english fighter found marking spot stripes tail war
As a child, during the war, I drew Spitfires and Messerschmitts. With Spot, I found that I had designed a fuselage! His spot is on his side, the roundel marking of an English fighter plane, and the color bar of his tail is the color stripes of a plane's rudder.