Dick King-Smith was born on March 27, 1922 in Bitton, Gloucestershire, England as Ronald Gordon King-Smith. He was a writer, known for Babe (1995), The Water Horse (2007) and Babe: Pig in the City (1998). He was married to Zona Bedding and Myrle King-Smith. He died on January 4, 2011 in Bath, Somerset, England.