Dick King-Smith
Nofelydd plant Seisnig oedd Ronald Gordon King-Smith, OBE (27 Mawrth 1922 – 4 Ionawr 2011).
Dick King-Smith | |
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Ganwyd | 27 Mawrth 1922 Bitton |
Bu farw | 4 Ionawr 2011 Caerfaddon |
Dinasyddiaeth | y Deyrnas Unedig |
Alma mater | |
Galwedigaeth | awdur plant |
Adnabyddus am | The Sheep-Pig |
Gwobr/au | OBE, Gwobr y Guardian am waith Ffeithiol i Blant, Children's Book Award |
Gwefan | http://www.dickkingsmith.com/ |
Cefndir
golyguMagwyd Dick King-Smith yng Ngwlad yr Haf, ei dad oedd y Capten Ronald King-Smith D.S.O., M.C., a oedd yn berchennog nifer o felinau bapur. Roedd ei fam Grace (née Boucher) yn ferch i 'r chwaraewr rygbi tîm Cymru, Arthur Boucher. Addysgwyd King Smith yn Ysgol Parc Beaudesert a Choleg Marlborough. Roedd yn filwr yn yr Ail Ryfel Byd, yn gwasanaethu gyda'r Grenadier Guards yn yr Eidal. Ar ôl y rhyfel bu'n ffermwr am 20 mlynedd cyn iddo ddod yn athro yn Ysgol Gynradd Farmborough ac awdur. Llyfr cyntaf King-Smith oedd The Fox Busters, a gyhoeddwyd ym 1978 tra roedd yn byw ac yn dysgu yn Farmborough.[1] Roedd yn awdur toreithiog; ysgrifennodd dros gant o lyfrau. Yn ddiweddarach yn ei fywyd bu’n byw yn Queen Charlton, pentref ffermio bach ger Bryste, gan gyfrannu at gynnal a chadw’r ardal leol fel is-lywydd Ymddiriedolaeth Bywyd Gwyllt Avon.
Cyflwynodd eitemau nodwedd ar anifeiliaid ar raglen blant TV-AM, Rub-a-Dub Tub (1983).
Teulu
golyguPriododd ei wraig gyntaf, Myrle, ym 1943. Ganwyd iddynt dri o blant: Juliet, Giles a Liz. Bu farw Myrle yn 2000, ac wedi hynny priododd King-Smith â Zona Bedding, ffrind i'r teulu.[2]
Marwolaeth
golyguBu farw King-Smith yn ei gartref ger Caerfaddon, Gwlad yr Haf, ar 4 Ionawr 2011 yn 85 oed. Goroeswyd ef gan dri o blant, 14 o wyrion, pedwar o or-wyrion ac un gor-or-wyres.[3]
Llyfryddiaeth
golygu- The Fox Busters (1978), cyfieithiad Cymraeg: Wham-Bam-Bang! (1996)
- Daggie Dogfoot (1980)
- Magnus Powermouse (1982)
- The Queen's Nose (1983)
- The Sheep-Pig (1983), cyfieithiad Cymraeg: Y Mochyn Defaid (1998)
- Saddlebottom (1985)
- Noah's Brother (1986)
- The Hodgeheg (1987), cyfieithiad Cymraeg: Nogdrae (1999)
- Tumbleweed (1987)
- Farmer Bungle Forgets (1987)
- Friends and Brothers (1987)
- Cuckoobush Farm (1987)
- George Speaks (1988)
- The Mouse Butcher (1988)
- Emily's Legs (1988)
- Water Watch (1988)
- Dodo Comes to Tumbledown Farm (1988)
- Tumbledown Farm - The Greatest (1988)
- The Jenius (1988)
- Ace (1990)
- Sophie
- Sophie's Snail (1988)
- Sophie's Tom (1991)
- Sophie Hits Six (1991)
- Sophie in the Saddle (1993)
- Sophie Is Seven (1994)
- Sophie's Lucky (1995)
- Alice And Flower And Foxianna (1989)
- Beware of the Bull (1989)
- The Toby Man (1989)
- Dodos Are Forever (1989)
- The Trouble with Edward (1989)
- Jungle Jingles (1990)
- Blessu (1990)
- Hogsel and Gruntel (1990)
- Paddy's Pot of Gold (1990)
- Alphabeasts (1990)
- The Water Horse (1990)
- The Whistling Piglet (1990)
- The Jolly Witch (1990)
- Bernard The Magical Toilet Brush(1993)
- Mrs. Jollipop (1996)
- Mrs. Jolly's Brolly (1998)
- The Cuckoo Child (1991)
- The Guard Dog (1991)
- Martin's Mice (1991)
- Lightning Strikes Twice (1991)
- Caruso's Cool Cats (1991)
- Dick King-Smith's Triffic Pig Book (1991)
- Find the White Horse (1991)
- Horace and Maurice (1991)
- Lady Daisy (1992)
- Pretty Polly (1992)
- The Finger Eater (1992)
- The Ghost At Codlin Castle And Other Stories (1992)
- Super Terrific Pigs (1992)
- The Invisible Dog (1993)
- All Pigs Are Beautiful (1993)
- The Merrythought (1993)
- The Swoose (1993)
- Uncle Bumpo (1993)
- Dragon Boy (1993)
- Horse Pie (1993)
- Harry's Mad (1993)
- Connie and Rollo (1994)
- The School Mouse (1994)
- Triffic: A Rare Pig's Tale (1994)
- Mr. Potter's Pet (1994)
- Harriet's Hare (1994)
- The Excitement of Being Ernest (1994)
- I Love Guinea Pigs (1994)
- Three Terrible Trins (1994)
- Happy Mouseday (1994)
- Bobby the Bad (1994)
- The Clockwork Mouse (1995)
- King Max the Last (1995)
- Omnibombulator (1995)
- The Terrible Trins (1995)
- Warlock Watson (1995)
- All Because of Jackson (1995)
- The Stray (1996)
- Clever Duck (1996)
- Dirty Gertie Macintosh (1996)
- Smasher (1996)
- Godhanger (1996)
- Winter Wonderland (1996)
- Treasure Trove (1996)
- Mixed-up Max (1997)
- What Sadie Saw (1997)
- The Spotty Pig (1997)
- A Mouse Called Wolf (1997)
- Robin Hood And His Miserable Men (1997)
- Thinderella (1997)
- Puppy Love (1997)
- The Merman (1997)
- Round About 5 (1997)
- Mr Ape (1998)
- How Green Was My Mouse (1998)
- The Big Pig Book (1998)
- Creepy Creatures Bag (1998)
- The Robber Boy (1998)
- Pig in the City (1999)
- Poppet (1999)
- The Roundhill (2000)
- Spider Sparrow (2000)
- Just in Time (2000)
- The Magic Carpet Slippers (2000)
- Julius Caesar's Goat (2000)
- Mysterious Miss Slade (2000)
- Billy the Bird (2000)
- Lady Lollipop (2000)
- Back to Front Benjy (2001)
- The Great Sloth Race (2001)
- Fat Lawrence (2001)
- Funny Frank (2001)
- Chewing The Cud (cofiant) (2001)
- Titus Rules! (2002)
- Billy the Bird / All Because of Jackson (2002)
- Story Box (2002)
- The Golden Goose (2003)
- Traffic (2003)
- Clever Lollipop (2003)
- The Adventurous Snail (2003)
- The Nine Lives of Aristotle (2003)
- Aristotle (2003)
- Just Binnie (2004)
- The Catlady (2004)
- Under the Mishmash Trees (2005)
- Hairy Hezekiah (2005)
- Dinosaur Trouble (2005)
- Nosy (2005)
- The Mouse Family Robinson (2007)
Cyfeiriadau
golygu- ↑ "Dick King-Smith obituary". the Guardian. 2011-01-05. Cyrchwyd 2020-08-31.
- ↑ "Dick King-Smith". 2011-01-06. ISSN 0307-1235. Cyrchwyd 2020-08-31.
- ↑ "Babe author King-Smith dies at 88". BBC News. 2011-01-05. Cyrchwyd 2020-08-31.