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Quentin Blake

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  • Actor
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Quentin Blake was born on 16 December 1932 in Sidcup, Kent, England, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for Jackanory (1965), Quentin Blake's Box of Treasures (2023) and Clown (2020).
BornDecember 16, 1932
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    • Known for

    Jackanory (1965)
    Jackanory
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Art Department
    Quentin Blake's Box of Treasures (2023)
    Quentin Blake's Box of Treasures
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Clown (2020)
    Clown
    6.1
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2020
    Revolting Rhymes (2016)
    Revolting Rhymes
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer

    Credits

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    Art Department

    • Quentin Blake in Quentin Blake: The Drawing of My Life (2021)
      Quentin Blake: The Drawing of My Life
      8.2
      TV Movie
      • artworks & font by kind permission of (as Sir Quentin Blake)
      • 2021
    • Hugh Bonneville, Nell Tiger Free, and Pudsey in Mr. Stink (2012)
      Mr. Stink
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • titles: illustration
      • 2012
    • Jo Brand and Alan Yentob in Imagine (2003)
      Imagine
      7.6
      TV Series
      • illustrator
      • 2005
    • Dirty Beasts (1990)
      Dirty Beasts
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • original illustrations
      • 1990
    • Revolting Rhymes (1990)
      Revolting Rhymes
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • original illustrations
      • 1990
    • The Enormous Crocodile (1997)
      The Enormous Crocodile
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • original illustrations
      • 1997
    • Jackanory (1965)
      Jackanory
      7.2
      TV Series
      • illustrator
      • illustrator: The Witch's Cat
      • 1968–1981
    • Fred Harris and Maggie Henderson in Ragtime (1973)
      Ragtime
      8.6
      TV Series
      • artist: lightpen
      • 1973

    Writer

    • Quentin Blake's Box of Treasures (2023)
      Quentin Blake's Box of Treasures
      7.5
      TV Series
      • original work: books
      • 2024
    • Clown (2020)
      Clown
      6.1
      Short
      • based on the book by
      • 2020
    • Revolting Rhymes (2016)
      Revolting Rhymes
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • based on the book illustrated by
      • 2016
    • Dr. Seuss: I Am Not Going to Get Up Today!
      6.8
      Video
      • illustrated by
      • 1991
    • The Story of the Dancing Frog (1989)
      The Story of the Dancing Frog
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • book
      • 1989
    • Jackanory (1965)
      Jackanory
      7.2
      TV Series
      • story
      • book
      • books
      • 1971–1977
    • Patrick
      Short
      • book
      • 1973

    Actor

    • Wander (2020)
      Wander
      Short
      • Narrator
      • 2020
    • Jackanory (1965)
      Jackanory
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Storyteller
      • 1974–1977

    Personal details

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      • Official Site
    • Alternative name
      • Sir Quentin Blake
    • Height
      • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
    • Born
      • December 16, 1932
      • Sidcup, Kent, England, UK
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Article

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1988 Queen's Honours List for his services to children's literature.
    • Quotes
      About Roald Dahl: He was mischievous. A grown-up being mischievous. He addresses you, a child, as somebody who knows about the world. He was a grown-up-and he was bigger than most-who is on your side.
    • Trademark
      Known for illustrating Roald Dahl's books

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