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Dick King-Smith

English writer of children's books (1922–2011)

  • Fame52.1
  • Momentum0.6
  • Wikipedia3.7K
Source-basedStable
Lived 1922–2011, aged 89United Kingdom
United Kingdom flagUnited KingdomWritersWriter / Author
  • Wikipedia
    19 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1922–2011
    Aged 89
  • Known for
    The Water Horse
    2007
Summary
Updated 2026-06-19

Ronald Gordon King-Smith OBE, known by his pen name Dick King-Smith, was an English writer of children's books. He is best known for The Sheep-Pig (1983), which 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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Category
Writers
Country
United Kingdom
Last updated
2026-06-19
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52.1
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Momentum0.6
Historical19.7
Source confidence75.0
Completeness85.0
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    wikipedia · arz.wikipedia.org
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    wikipedia · cy.wikipedia.org
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Category
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Profile type
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Status
deceased
Born
March 27, 1922
Died
January 4, 2011
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Last updated
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