Dick King-Smith

Författare, Skådespelare

27 mars 1922 — 4 januari 2011 (88 år)
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.

Känd för

  • Babe - den modiga lilla grisen
    Babe - den modiga lilla grisen1995
  • Vattenhästen
    Vattenhästen2007
  • Babe - en gris kommer till stan
    Babe - en gris kommer till stan1998
  • The Foxbusters
    The Foxbusters2 seasons

Filmografi

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