Biography
Ronald Gordon King-Smith OBE (27 March 1922 – 4 January 2011), was an English writer of children's books, primarily using the pen name Dick King-Smith. He is best known for The Sheep-Pig (1983). It was adapted as the movie Babe (1995) and translations have been published in fifteen languages. He was awarded an Honorary Master of Education degree by the University of the West of England in 1999 and appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1922-03-27
Deathday2011-01-04 (88 years old)
Birth PlaceBitton, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire, Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
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