Dick King-Smith

Nofelydd plant Seisnig oedd Ronald Gordon King-Smith, OBE (27 Mawrth 1922 – 4 Ionawr 2011).

Dick King-Smith
Ganwyd	27 Mawrth 1922  Bitton
Bu farw	4 Ionawr 2011  Caerfaddon
Dinasyddiaeth	y Deyrnas Unedig
Alma mater	Coleg Marlborough
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

Magwyd 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. 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

Priododd 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.

Marwolaeth

Bu 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.

Llyfryddiaeth

• 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)