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Eric Francis Hodgins (March 2, 1899 – January 7, 1971) was the American author of the popular novel Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, illustrated by William Steig.
Nov 16, 2009 · Eric Hodgins, the Real Mr. Blandings: Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House “wrote itself,” he said. It was published in 1946 and was an instant bestseller. He made $200,000 on the movie rights alone, and the film was a hit. Hodgins wrote a sequel called Blandings Way in 1950 (affiliate link).
It all started when Eric Hodgins, a vice president for Time, Inc., decided to move his family from Manhattan to the countryside. In 1939, he bought a house on 33 acres in New Milford, Conn. He then began to build a classic colonial farmhouse on the property.
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House is a 1946 comedy novel written by Eric Hodgins and illustrated by William Steig, describing the vicissitudes of buying a home in the country.
- Eric Hodgins, William Steig
- 1946
Jan 8, 1971 · Eric Hodgins, whose 1946 first novel, “Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House,” became a best seller and whose later ef forts to overcome the effects of a stroke was the subject of his...
Eric Hodgins. The classic tale of leaving the city and building a house in the country, only to find country life isn't so simple. But it is hilarious. Mr. Blandings, a successful New York advertising executive, and his wife want to escape the confines of their tiny midtown apartment.
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Born 1899, Eric Francis Hodgins was the American author of the popular Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1946). Hodgins served as editor in chief of The Youth Companion, associate editor of Redbook, and then as associate editor of Fortune magazine.
