Dick King-Smith

Sceneggiatore, Attore

27 marzo 1922 — 4 gennaio 2011 (88 anni)
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.

Famoso per

  • Babe - Maialino coraggioso
    Babe - Maialino coraggioso1995
  • Water Horse - La leggenda degli abissi
    Water Horse - La leggenda degli abissi2007
  • Babe va in città
    Babe va in città1998
  • Galline alla riscossa
    Galline alla riscossa2 stagioni

Filmografia

2007
The Water Horse · as Novel

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