Dick King-Smith Writer

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.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	King-Smith Ronald Gordon (full name)
Pseudonym	Dick King-Smith
Birth date	March 27, 1922
Birth name	Ronald Gordon King-Smith
Birth place	Bitton
Ethnicity	White British
Date of death	January 04, 2011
Place of death	Bath Somerset