The 1995 film Babe was inspired by which Dick King-Smith novel?
Dick King-Smith Dick King-Smith 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
Dick King-Smith had three children – two daughters (Juliet and Lizzie) and one son (Giles). Dick King-Smith’s first book, "The Foxbusters", was published in 1978. Dick King-Smith grew up in the West Country, his father was Capt. Ronald King-Smith D.S.O., M.C. ,who ran several paper mills. Dick was educated at Beaudesert Park School and Marlborough College. He was a soldier in World War II, serving with the Grenadier Guards in Italy and a farmer for 20 years before he became a teacher at Farmborough Primary School and author. King-Smith's first book was "The Fox Busters", published in 1978 while he was living