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Dick King-Smith(1922-2011)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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Dick King-Smith was born on 27 March 1922 in Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Babe (1995), The Water Horse (2007) and Babe: Pig in the City (1998). He was married to Zona Bedding and Myrle King-Smith. He died on 4 January 2011 in Bath, Somerset, England, UK.
BornMarch 27, 1922
DiedJanuary 4, 2011(88)
BornMarch 27, 1922
DiedJanuary 4, 2011(88)
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Known for

James Cromwell, Christine Cavanaugh, Charles Bartlett, Jacquie Brennan, Michael Edward-Stevens, Miriam Flynn, Danny Mann, Miriam Margolyes, and Magda Szubanski in Babe (1995)
Babe
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1995
The Water Horse (2007)
The Water Horse
6.4
  • Writer
  • 2007
Elizabeth Daily and Danny Mann in Babe: Pig in the City (1998)
Babe: Pig in the City
5.9
  • Writer
  • 1998
Harry's Mad (1993)
Harry's Mad
7.7
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • The Water Horse (2007)
    The Water Horse
    6.4
    • book "The Water Horse"
    • 2007
  • Ella Jones, Heather-Jay Jones, Stephen Moore, Victoria Shalet, and Paula Wilcox in The Queen's Nose (1995)
    The Queen's Nose
    7.1
    TV Series
    • novel
    • original novel
    • books
    • 1995–2003
  • Foxbusters (1999)
    Foxbusters
    7.1
    TV Series
    • characters
    • 1999–2000
  • Elizabeth Daily and Danny Mann in Babe: Pig in the City (1998)
    Babe: Pig in the City
    5.9
    • based on characters created by
    • 1998
  • Harry's Mad (1993)
    Harry's Mad
    7.7
    TV Series
    • original novel
    • 1993–1996
  • James Cromwell, Christine Cavanaugh, Charles Bartlett, Jacquie Brennan, Michael Edward-Stevens, Miriam Flynn, Danny Mann, Miriam Margolyes, and Magda Szubanski in Babe (1995)
    Babe
    6.9
    • based on the book by
    • 1995
  • Jackanory (1965)
    Jackanory
    7.2
    TV Series
    • book
    • 1984–1993
  • Sally Walsh in Tumbledown Farm 1 (1988)
    Tumbledown Farm 1
    Video
    • written by
    • 1988
  • Tumbledown Farm (1988)
    Tumbledown Farm
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1988

Actor

  • Tumbledown Farm (1988)
    Tumbledown Farm
    TV Series
    • Farmer Dick
    • 1988

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • Author's
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Born
    • March 27, 1922
    • Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 4, 2011
    • Bath, Somerset, England, UK(in his sleep)
  • Spouses
      Zona Bedding2001 - January 4, 2011 (his death)
  • Other works
    (Summer 2007) David Wood and his play, "Babe, The Sheep Pig," was performed at the Pioneer Playhouse in Danville, Kentucky. Robby Henson was director. Holly Henson was artistic director.
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    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    A farmer, he got his first book published at the age of 57.
  • Quotes
    Much as I love 'The Wind in the Willows' and the works of Beatrix Potter, I never dress my animals in clothes. They behave as animals should behave, with the exception that they open their mouths and speak the queen's English.

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