Ronald Gordon King-Smith Net Worth is $1.5 Million
Ronald Gordon King-Smith Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Ronald Gordon King-Smith OBE, Hon.MEd (27 March 1922 – 4 January 2011), 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. 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. Dick and Myrle had three children – two daughters (Juliet and Lizzie) and one son (Giles).Dick King-Smith’s first book, The Fox Busters, was published in 1978.
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep, Babe: Pig in the City, Babe
TV Shows
The Queen's Nose, Foxbusters, Harry's Mad
Star Sign
Aries
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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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He fought with the Grenadier Guards in Italy during WWII.
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He was a prolific writer, with more than 100 books since 1978.
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He is survived by his second wife, Zona; three children, and 14 grandchildren.
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He was awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2010 New Year's Honours List for his services to literature.
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A farmer, he got his first book published at the age of 57.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Water Horse
2007
book "The Water Horse"
The Queen's Nose
TV Series original novel - 30 episodes, 1998 - 2003 novel - 2 episodes, 1995 books - 1 episode, 1996
Foxbusters
1999-2000
TV Series characters - 26 episodes
Babe: Pig in the City
1998
characters
Harry's Mad
1993-1996
TV Series original novel - 35 episodes
Babe
1995
novel "The Sheep Pig"
Jackanory
TV Series 4 episodes, 1984 - 1993 writer - 4 episodes, 1990