Author for children Dick King-Smith

Dick King-Smith

Living place: England

Birthday: 27-3-1922 (102 years old)

Global rank: #23131

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Author for children Dick King-Smith profile

Who is Author for children Dick King-Smith?
English children's author who has 1983 works, The Sheep-Pig, which was later adapted into the popular film, Babe. More than a hundred of his other works for children include Tumbleweed, Cuckoobush Farm, The Finger Eater, Mr. Ape, and the Sophie series.
Winner of the 1984 Fiction Award for Guardians of Children for The Sheep-Pig.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He served in Italy during World War II and worked as a farmer for the past two decades. He published his first children's book, The Fox Busters, in 1978.

Family life info

He has three children and has been married twice. He married Zona Bed in 2001, a year after the death of his first wife, Myrle.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Author for children Dick King-Smith?
His 1978 work, The Fox Busters, was adapted into an animated television series starring Whoopi Goldberg.

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When was Author for children Dick King-Smith born?
Dick King-Smith birthday 27-3-1922 (at the age of 102).
Where is Author for children Dick King-Smith's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Dick King-Smith was born in England. is a Author for children, whose Zodiac is Aries, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Dog. Dick King-Smith's global rank is 23131 and whose rank is 54 in list of famous Author for children.
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Events in 1922 and 27-3

Events in the world in the birth year of Dick King-Smith

  • Mussolini marches on Rome; forms Fascist government.
  • Irish Free State, a self-governing dominion of British Empire, officially proclaimed.
  • Kemal Atatürk, founder of modern Turkey, overthrows last sultan.
  • Reparations Commission fixes German liability at 132 billion gold marks. German inflation begins.

Birthday Dick King-Smith (27-3) in history

  • Day 27-3 year 1794: Congress authorizes the construction of six frigates, including the Constitution (Old Ironsides) , for the U.S. Navy.
  • Day 27-3 year 1866: President Andrew Johnson vetoed a civil rights bill which later became the 14th amendment.
  • Day 27-3 year 1884: The first long-distance telephone call was made, between Boston and New York.
  • Day 27-3 year 1917: The Seattle Metropolitans became the first U.S. hockey team to win the Stanley Cup.
  • Day 27-3 year 1958: Nikita Khrushchev became Soviet premier and first secretary of the Communist Party.
  • Day 27-3 year 1964: A 9.2 magnitude earthquake hit 80 miles east of Anchorage, Alaska, killing 117 and producing a 50-foot tsunami that traveled over 8,000 miles.
  • Day 27-3 year 1977: Pan American and KLM Boeing 747s collided on a runway in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands. The 542 people killed is the highest ever for an aviation disaster.
  • Day 27-3 year 2001: A federal judge ruled that the University of Michigan’s affirmative action policy was invalid, a ruling that later would be reversed in an appeal.
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