1922 - 2011
Dick King-Smith British Author
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British Author Dick King-Smith was born on 27th March, 1922 in Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, UK and passed away on 4th Jan 2011 Bath, Somerset, England aged 88. He is most remembered for Babe The Gallant Pig. His zodiac sign is Aries.
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First Name |
Dick
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Last Name |
King-Smith
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Birthday |
27th March, 1922
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Birthplace |
Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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Died |
4th January, 2011
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Place of Death |
Bath, Somerset, England
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Zodiac Sign |
Aries
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Nationality |
British
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Occupation Text |
Writer
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Occupation |
Author
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Claim to Fame |
Babe The Gallant Pig
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Music Genre (Text) |
Children's novels, picture books, Children's novels
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Official Websites |
http://www.dickkingsmith.com/, http://dickkingsmith.com
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Ronald Gordon King-Smith OBE, Hon.MEd (27 March 1922 – 4 January 2011), was a prolific English writer of children's books, primarily using the pen name Dick King-Smith. He is best known for The Sheep-Pig (1983, Babe the Gallant Pig US title). It was adapted as the movie Babe (1995) and translations have been published in fifteen languages. He was awarded an Honorary Master of Education degree by the University of the West of England in 1999 and appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours. Dick and Myrle had three children – two daughters (Juliet and Lizzie) and one son (Giles). Dick King-Smith's first book, The Foxbusters, was published in 1978.
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