Dick King-Smith(1922-2011)

Writer

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Dick King-Smith was born on 27 March 1922 in Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Babe, le cochon devenu berger (1995), Le Dragon des mers : La Dernière Légende (2007) and Babe, le cochon dans la ville (1998). He was married to Zona Bedding and Myrle King-Smith. He died on 4 January 2011 in Bath, Somerset, England, UK.

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James Cromwell, Christine Cavanaugh, Charles Bartlett, Jacquie Brennan, Michael Edward-Stevens, Miriam Flynn, Danny Mann, Miriam Margolyes, and Magda Szubanski in Babe, le cochon devenu berger (1995)

Babe, le cochon devenu berger

6.9

Writer

1995

Le Dragon des mers : La Dernière Légende (2007)

Le Dragon des mers : La Dernière Légende

6.4

Writer

2007

Elizabeth Daily and Danny Mann in Babe, le cochon dans la ville (1998)

Babe, le cochon dans la ville

5.9

Writer

1998

Harry's Mad (1993)

7.8

TV Series

Writer

Credits

Writer

Le Dragon des mers : La Dernière Légende
6.4
- book "The Water Horse"
- 2007
The Queen's Nose
7.1
TV Series
- original novel
- books
- novel
- 1995–2003
Foxbusters
7.0
TV Series
- characters (1999)
- 1999–2000
Babe, le cochon dans la ville
5.9
- characters
- 1998
Harry's Mad
7.8
TV Series
- original novel
- 1993–1996
Babe, le cochon devenu berger
6.9
- novel "The Sheep Pig"
- 1995
Jackanory
7.2
TV Series
- book
- 1984–1993

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
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.
Publicity listings
- 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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When did Dick King-Smith die?
January 4, 2011
How did Dick King-Smith die?
In his sleep
How old was Dick King-Smith when he died?
88 years old
Where did Dick King-Smith die?
Bath, Somerset, England, UK
When was Dick King-Smith born?
March 27, 1922

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