Dick King-Smith
Autor, Darsteller
27. März 1922 — 4. Januar 2011 (88 Jahre)
Ronald Gordon King-Smith OBE, Hon.MEd, 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), or Babe the Gallant Pig in the US. 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 and one son (Giles). Dick King-Smith's first book, The Foxbusters, was published in 1978.
Filmografie
| 2007 | The Water Horse · as Novel |
| 1987 |
| 1985 | Pob · as Self |
| 1982 | Q.E.D. (1982) · as Self - Author: 'the Sheep Pig' |
| 1999 | The Foxbusters · as Characters |
| 1998 | Babe: Pig in the City · as Based On Characters Created By |
| 1995 | The Queen's Nose · as Book |
| 1995 | Babe · as Book |
| 1965 | Jackanory · as Book |