Dick King-Smith (1922–2011)
Forfatter af Babe: The Gallant Pig
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Dick King-Smith was born on March 27, 1922 in Bitten, Gloucestershire, England. Before becoming a full-time author, he was a farmer and a schoolteacher. He served in the Grenadier Guards during World War II and attended Marlborough College in Wiltshire. He has written over 100 children's books vis mere including The Fox Busters, The Hodgeheg, and The Sheep Pig (aka Babe-The Gallant Pig), which was adapted as the 1995 film Babe. The 1995 TV miniseries The Queen's Nose was also based in one of his books. He was voted Children's Author of the Year at the 1991 British Book Awards. He died on January 4, 2011 at the age of 88. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
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Martin's Mice and Daggie Dogfoot 4 eksemplarer
Sophie and Friends Series Books 1 - 12 Collection Box Set by Dick King-Smith (Sophie's Lucky, Sophie in the… (2021) 3 eksemplarer
Dick King-smith Sophie Stories 6 Books Collection Pack Set (Sophies Snail, Sophies Tom, Sophie Hit Ix, Sophie in the… (2013) 2 eksemplarer
The Dick King-Smith Collection of Stories (The Sheep-Pig; The Mouse Family Robinson; Smasher; Harry's Mad; The… (2008) 2 eksemplarer
Psst - Freddy fliegt. ( Ab 8 J.). 2 eksemplarer
Dick King-Smith 10 Books Collection Set (Sheep-Pig, Hodgeheg, Invisible Dog, Golden Goose, Smasher, Mouse Family… (2021) 2 eksemplarer
Sophies Kater. ( Ab 6 J.). 2 eksemplarer
Sophie in the Saddle 2 eksemplarer
Um Porquinho Chamado Babe 1 eksemplar
Pssst - Freddy fliegt. 1 eksemplar
Spatz und Maus. 1 eksemplar
Mon petit frère est un génie (FOLIO CADET BLEU) 1 eksemplar
Animal stories by Dick King-Smith (2001-08-01) 1 eksemplar
Unreferenced product on Amazon 1 eksemplar
Schweinchen Babe 1 eksemplar
Ambrose Follows His Nose 1 eksemplar
Mon petit frère est un génie 1 eksemplar
Hunde-Liebe 1 eksemplar
Babe: The Gallant Pig. Written 1 eksemplar
DICK KING-SMITH COLLECTION: SADDLEBOTTOM, MARTIN'S MICE, TREASURE TROVE, HOW GREEN WAS MY MOUSE, THE WITCH OF… (1999) 1 eksemplar
Books 1 eksemplar
Dick King-Smith Collection Box Set 10 Books - A Mouse Called Wolf, ESP, Horse Pie, Connie and Rollo, Omnibulator (1997) 1 eksemplar
The Water Horse: Free Extract 1 eksemplar
Babe : The Film Storybook 1 eksemplar
Harriet's Hare[Paperback,1997] 1 eksemplar
Dick King Smith’s Stories for 5 Year Olds 1 eksemplar
The Queen's Nose 1 eksemplar
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- Kanonisk navn
- King-Smith, Dick
- Juridisk navn
- King-Smith, Ronald Gordon
- Fødselsdato
- 1922-02-27
- Dødsdag
- 2011-01-04
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- UK
- Fødested
- Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, UK
- Dødssted
- Bath, Somerset, England, UK (near)
- Bopæl
- Gloucestershire, England, UK
Queen Charlton, England, UK - Uddannelse
- Marlborough College
Beaudesert Park School - Erhverv
- children's book author
teacher
farmer
salesman of asbestos suits
time-and-motion clerk
soldier (WWII) - Organisationer
- Farmborough Primary School
British Army (WWII) - Priser og hædersbevisninger
- Officer, Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (2010)
Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (1984)
Action for Children's Arts (J. M. Barrie Award|inaugural award | 2005)
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