Dick King-Smith
























































Dick King-Smith


OBE

Born Ronald Gordon King-Smith
(1922-03-27)27 March 1922
Bitton, Gloucestershire, England
Died 4 January 2011(2011-01-04) (aged 88)
Bath, Somerset, England
Pen name Dick King-Smith
Occupation Writer
Nationality British
Period 1978–2007
Genre
Children's novels, picture books
Notable works
The Sheep-Pig (Babe)
Notable awards
Guardian Prize
1984

Spouse
Myrle (m. 1943–2000)
(her death)
Zona Bedding (m. 2001–2011)
(his death)
Children 3
Website
dickkingsmith.com

Ronald Gordon King-Smith OBE, Hon.MEd (27 March 1922 – 4 January 2011),[1] 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.[2] He was awarded an Honorary Master of Education degree by the University of the West of England in 1999[3] and appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.[4][5] Dick and Myrle had three children – two daughters (Juliet and Lizzie) and one son (Giles).


Dick King-Smith's first book, The Foxbusters, was published in 1978.




Contents






  • 1 Life


  • 2 Awards


  • 3 Works


  • 4 Adaptations


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Life


Dick King-Smith grew up in the West Country, his father was Capt. Ronald King-Smith D.S.O., M.C. ,who ran several paper mills. Dick was educated at Beaudesert Park School and Marlborough College.[1] He was a soldier in World War II, serving with the Grenadier Guards in Italy and a farmer for 20 years before he became a teacher at Farmborough Primary School and author. King-Smith's first book was The Fox Busters, published in 1978 while he was living and teaching in Farmborough. He was one of Britain's most prolific authors and wrote over a hundred books. In later life he lived in Queen Charlton, a small farming village near Bristol, contributing to the maintenance and conservation of the local area as the vice-president of the Avon Wildlife Trust. He married his first wife, Myrle, in 1943. They had three children Juliet, Giles and Liz.[1] Myrle died in 2000, and King-Smith subsequently married Zona Bedding, a family friend.[6]


He presented a feature on animals on TV-AM's children's programme Rub-a-Dub Tub (1983).[7]


King-Smith died at his home near Bath, Somerset, on 4 January 2011 at the age of 88. He was survived by three children, 14 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.[8]



Awards


King-Smith and The Sheep-Pig won the 1984 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, a once-in-a-lifetime book award judged by a panel of British children writers.[9]



Works





  • The Fox Busters (1978)


  • Daggie Dagfoot;US title, Pigs Might Fly (1980)


  • Magnus Powermouse (1982)


  • The Queen's Nose (1983)


  • The Sheep-Pig (1983); US title, Babe


  • Noah's Brother (1984)


  • Harry's Mad (1984)


  • Lightning Fred (1985)


  • Saddlebottom (1985)


  • The Hodgeheg (1987)


  • Tumbleweed (1987)


  • Farmer Bungle Forgets (1987)


  • Friends and Brothers (1987)


  • Cuckoobush Farm (1987)


  • George Speaks (1988)


  • The Mouse Butcher (1988)


  • Emily's Legs (1988)


  • Water Watch (1988)


  • Dodo Comes to Tumbledown Farm (1988)


  • Tumbledown Farm – The Greatest (1988)


  • The Jenius (1988)


  • Ace (1990)


  • Sophie


    • Sophie's Snail (1988)


    • Sophie's Tom (1991)


    • Sophie Hits Six (1991)


    • Sophie in the Saddle (1993)


    • Sophie is Seven (1994)


    • Sophie's Lucky (1995)




  • Alice and Flower and Foxianna (1989)


  • Beware of the Bull (1989)


  • The Toby Man (1989)


  • Dodos Are Forever (1989)


  • The Trouble with Edward (1989)


  • Jungle Jingles (1990)


  • Blessu (1990)


  • Hogsel and Gruntel (1990)


  • Paddy's Pot of Gold (1990


  • Alphabeasts (1990)


  • The Water Horse (1990)


  • The Whistling Piglet (1990)


  • Mrs. Jolly (Series)


    • The Jolly Witch (1990)


    • Mrs. Jollipop (1996)


    • Mrs. Jolly's Brolly (1998)


    • The Jolly Witch Trilogy (2000)




  • The Cuckoo Child (1991) (illustrated by Leslie W. Bowman)


  • The Guard Dog (1991)


  • Martin's Mice (1991)


  • Lightning Strikes Twice (1991)


  • Caruso's Cool Cats (1991)


  • Dick King-Smith's Triffic Pig Book (1991)


  • Find the White Horse (1991)


  • Horace and Maurice (1991)


  • Lady Daisy (1992)


  • Pretty Polly (1992)


  • Dick King-Smith's Water Watch (1992)


  • The Finger Eater (1992)


  • The Ghost at Codlin Castle and Other Stories (1992)


  • Super Terrific Pigs (1992)


  • The Invisible Dog (1993)


  • All Pigs Are Beautiful (1993)


  • The Merrythought (1993)


  • The Swoose (1993)


  • Uncle Bumpo (1993)


  • Dragon Boy (1993)


  • Horse Pie (1993)


  • Connie and Rollo (1994)


  • The School Mouse (1994)


  • Triffic: A Rare Pig's Tale (1994)


  • Mr. Potter's Pet (1994)


  • Harriet's Hare (1994)


  • The Excitement of Being Ernest (1994)


  • I Love Guinea Pigs (1994)


  • Three Terrible Trins (1994)


  • Happy Mouseday (1994)


  • Bobby the Bad (1994)


  • The Clockwork Mouse (1995)


  • King Max the Last (1995)


  • Omnibombulator (1995)


  • The Terrible Trins (1995)


  • Warlock Watson (1995)


  • All Because of Jackson (1995)


  • The Stray (1996)


  • Clever Duck (1996)


  • Dirty Gertie Macintosh (1996)


  • Smasher (1996)


  • Godhanger (1996)


  • Treasure Trove (1996)


  • Mixed-Up Max (1997)


  • What Sadie Saw (1997)


  • The Spotty Pig (1997)


  • A Mouse Called Wolf (1997)


  • Robin Hood and His Miserable Men (1997)


  • Thinderella (1997)


  • Puppy Love (1997)


  • The Merman (1997)


  • Round About 5 (1997)


  • Mr Ape (1998)


  • How Green Was My Mouse (1998)


  • The Big Pig Book (1998)


  • Creepy Creatures Bag (1998)


  • The Robber Boy (1998)


  • The Crowstarver (1998)


  • Pig in the City (1999)


  • Poppet (1999)


  • The Roundhill (2000)


  • Spider Sparrow (2000)


  • Just in Time (2000)


  • The Magic Carpet Slippers (2000)


  • Julius Caesar's Goat (2000)


  • Mysterious Miss Slade (2000)


  • Lady Lollipop (2000)


  • The Biography Center (2001)


  • Back to Front Benjy (2001)


  • The Great Sloth Race (2001)


  • Fat Lawrence (2001)


  • Funny Frank (2001)


  • Chewing the Cud (2001) (autobiography)


  • Titus Rules! / Titus Rules OK! (2002)


  • Billy the Bird/All Because of Jackson (2002)


  • Story Box (2002)


  • The Golden Goose (2003)


  • Traffic (2003)


  • Clever Lollipop (2003)


  • The Adventurous Snail (2003)


  • The Nine Lives of Aristotle (2003)


  • Aristotle (2003)


  • Just Binnie (2004)


  • The Catlady (2004)


  • Under the Mishmash Trees (2005)


  • Hairy Hezekiah (2005)


  • Dinosaur Trouble (2005)


  • Nosy (2005)


  • The Mouse Family Robinson (2007)




Adaptations




  • Harry's Mad (1993–1996): TV series based on Harry's Mad


  • The Queen's Nose (1995–2003): TV Series based on The Queen's Nose


  • Babe (1995): film based on The Sheep-Pig a.k.a. Babe, the Gallant Pig


  • Babe: Pig in the City (1998): film sequel using King-Smith characters


  • Foxbusters (1999–2000): TV cartoon loosely based on The Fox Busters


  • The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (2007): film based on The Water Horse book



References





  1. ^ abc Eccleshare, Julia (5 January 2011). "Dick King-Smith obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 January 2011..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Formats and Editions of The sheep-pig". WorldCat. Retrieved 4 August 2012.


  3. ^ "Honorary Graduates of the University of the West of England". University of the West of England. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2011.


  4. ^ "No. 59282". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2009. p. 12.


  5. ^ "Patrick Stewart leads arts honours with a knighthood". BBC News. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2011.


  6. ^ "Animal Magic". The Herald (heraldscotland.com). 2 February 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2011.


  7. ^ "Rub-a-Dub-Tub". IMDb. Retrieved 15 October 2011.


  8. ^ "Babe creator Dick King-Smith dies aged 88". BBC News. 5 January 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2011.


  9. ^
    "Guardian children's fiction prize relaunched: Entry details and list of past winners". guardian.co.uk 12 March 2001. Retrieved 4 August 2012.




External links




  • Official website


  • Dick King-Smith Bibliography at Bookseller World


  • Dick King-Smith at Fantastic Fiction, with photo portrait and book covers


  • Dick King-Smith on IMDb


  • Dick King-Smith at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database


  • Dick King-Smith at Library of Congress Authorities, with 100 catalogue records








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