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Kenneth Grahame(1859-1932)

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Kenneth Grahame was born on 8 March 1859 and was orphaned by the time he was five years old. He went to live with his grandmother in Cookham Dene, Berkshire. He attended St. Edward's School there, and at the age of 17 began working as a clerk for the Bank of England. He stayed on, was promoted several times, eventually holding the position of Permanent Secretary. He married Elspeth Thomson in 1899. Grahame wrote essays which were published in the 'National Observer,' and many well-received sketches of childhood - some about orphaned siblings - for various publications. He was nostalgic, appreciative of nature, and sensitive to the lives of children; some of the stories which comprise The Wind in the Willows were originally written as letters, others were invented as bedtime stories - all in order to amuse his young son, who died in an accident in 1920. Grahame died in 1932.
BornMarch 8, 1859
DiedJuly 6, 1932(73)
BornMarch 8, 1859
DiedJuly 6, 1932(73)
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The Wind in the Willows
  • Writer
    Shirley Temple in Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
    Shirley Temple's Storybook
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Bing Crosby, Eric Blore, Pinto Colvig, and Clarence Nash in Le Crapaud et le Maître d'école (1949)
    Le Crapaud et le Maître d'école
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 1949
    Walt Disney in Le monde merveilleux de Disney (1954)
    Le monde merveilleux de Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Writer

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    • The Wind in the Willows
      • original story
      • Pre-production



    • The Wind in the Willows (2021)
      The Wind in the Willows
      Short
      • story by
      • 2021
    • The Wind in the Willows: The Musical (2018)
      The Wind in the Willows: The Musical
      7.4
      • original author
      • 2018
    • Bob Hoskins, Mark Gatiss, Lee Ingleby, and Matt Lucas in Le vent dans les saules (2006)
      Le vent dans les saules
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • book
      • 2006
    • The Wind in the Willows
      Video
      • characters
      • 2003
    • Michael Hordern, David Jason, Richard Pearson, and Peter Sallis in The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads (2000)
      The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads
      8.6
      TV Movie
      • characters
      • 2000
    • The Willows in Winter (1996)
      The Willows in Winter
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • characters
      • 1996
    • The Adventures of Toad (1996)
      The Adventures of Toad
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • book "The Wind in the Willows" (uncredited)
      • 1996
    • Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Robert Bathurst, Keith-Lee Castle, Tim Faraday, Graham McTavish, Antony Sher, Richard James, and David Stone in Du vent dans les saules (1996)
      Du vent dans les saules
      6.2
      • novel "The Wind in the Willows"
      • 1996
    • Le vent dans les saules (1995)
      Le vent dans les saules
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • from the book by
      • 1995
    • The Adventures of Mole (1995)
      The Adventures of Mole
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • book "The Wind in the Willows"
      • 1995
    • The Wind in the Willows (1995)
      The Wind in the Willows
      8.3
      Video
      • story
      • 1995
    • Mole's Christmas (1994)
      Mole's Christmas
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • book "The Wind in the Willows" (uncredited)
      • 1994
    • Wind in the Willows
      Video Game
      • based on novel by
      • 1993
    • Tanoshî Uirô Taun (1993)
      Tanoshî Uirô Taun
      TV Series
      • novel
      • 1993–1994
    • Christmas Tales: Mole's Christmas
      Video
      • based on characters by
      • creator
      • 1991

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    • Born
      • March 8, 1859
      • Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
    • Died
      • July 6, 1932
      • Pangbourne, Berkshire, England, UK(undisclosed)
    • Spouse
      • Elspeth Thomson1899 - ?
    • Other works
      Novel: "The Wind in the Willows" (filmed as Du vent dans les saules (1996), Le Crapaud et le Maître d'école (1949), La mare aux grenouilles (1949), Le vent dans les saules (2006), Le vent dans les saules (1995), Mole's Christmas (1994), Wind in the Willows (1988), Les trois compères (1983), The Wind in the Willows (1984), The Wind in the Willows (1983), The Wind in the Willows (1983), The Wind in the Willows (1955)).
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Biographical Movie
      • 2 Print Biographies
      • 1 Article

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Did not release 'The Wind In The Willows' until after his retirement.

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    • When did Kenneth Grahame die?
      July 6, 1932
    • How did Kenneth Grahame die?
      Undisclosed
    • How old was Kenneth Grahame when he died?
      73 years old
    • Where did Kenneth Grahame die?
      Pangbourne, Berkshire, England, UK
    • When was Kenneth Grahame born?
      March 8, 1859

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