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Michael Bond (1926–2017) was a British writer, children's author, and screenwriter. Born in Newbury, Berkshire, England, he began his professional career in 1958 and worked until his death in 2017. He served in the British Army and the Royal Air Force. Bond was recognized with the Officer of the Order of the British Empire and the Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
His most notable work is Paddington Bear, a series that includes titles such as The Classic Adventures Of Paddington Bear 15-Book Set and Paddington: Rise and Shine. He wrote in English and focused on prose and children's literature. Bond was employed by the BBC, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited, and the Essel Group. He had two children and was a relative of Kate Garraway.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1926
- Died
- 2017
- Works
- 669
Top works
- תעלולי פדי
- The Classic Adventures Of Paddington Bear 15-Book Set
- Paddington: Rise and Shine
- הרפתקאות פדי
- More About Paddington CD
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Writing · Newbury, Berkshire, England, UK
Thomas Michael Bond CBE (January 13, 1926 – June 27, 2017) was a British author. He is best known for a series of fictional stories for children, featuring the character of Paddington Bear. More than 35 million Paddington books have been sold around the world, and the characters have also appeared in a popular film series (featuring Paddington and Paddington 2 to date) and on television. His…
Known for
- Paddington — Kindly Gentleman2014
- Paddington Bear: The Early Years2001
- V — Officer Talbot1983
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1926
- Active to
- 2017
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 691
- Total plays
- 60,446
Tags
There are several artists by this name. One is a children's author: Michael Bond, OBE, (born January 13, 1926) is a British children's author. He is the creator of Paddington Bear and has written about the adventures of a guinea pig named Olga da Polga. Bond also writes culinary mystery stories for adults featuring Monsieur Pamplemousse and his faithful bloodhound, Pommes Frites. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Michael+Bond">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Moderated estimation of fold change and dispersion for RNA-seq data with DESeq2
· 2014 · cited 88,431x
- Gene set enrichment analysis: A knowledge-based approach for interpreting genome-wide expression profiles
· 2005 · cited 48,803x
- Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
· 1976 · cited 44,811x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 43,514x
- Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
· 1983 · cited 39,511x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “"There aren't many of us left where I come from.""And where is that?" asked Mrs. Brown.The bear looked round carefully before replying."Darkest Peru."”
- “The bear bent down to do up its case again. As he did so, Mrs. Brown caught a glimpse of the writing on the label. It said, simply, PLEASE LOOK AFTER THIS BEAR. THANK YOU.”
- “Paddington had a very persistent stare when he cared to use it. It was a very powerful stare. One which his Aunt Lucy had taught him and which he kept for special occasions.”
- “Paddington…has become a part of the folk-lore of childhood, not because he appears in a great or even a particularly good book, but because there is something in his personality which lodges permanently in the imagination.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Key facts
- Born
- Thomas Michael Bond , ( 1926-01-13 ) 13 January 1926, Newbury, Berkshire , England
- Died
- 27 June 2017 (2017-06-27) (aged 91), London, England
- Resting place
- Paddington Old Cemetery
- Occupation
- Author
- Years active
- 1945–2017
- Notable work
- Paddington Bear series
- Spouses
- Brenda Mary Johnson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1950 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1981 ) Susan Marfrey Rogers ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1981 )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Michael
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Newbury
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- founder
- Employer
- Essel Group
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- Paddington Bear
- Military branch
- Royal Air Force
- Image
- Michael Bond, Saint Mary's Square, Paddington.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
Show 7 more facts
- date of birth
- 1926-01-13
- date of death
- 2017-06-27
- start of work period
- 1958-00-00
- end of work period
- 2017-00-00
- name in native language
- Michael Bond
- writing language
- English language
- relative
- Kate Garraway
Sources (12)
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Thomas Michael Bond CBE (13 January 1926 – 27 June 2017) was an English author. He is best known for a series of children's books featuring the character of Paddington Bear. More than 35 million books in the series have been sold worldwide, and the characters have also appeared in several animated television series, a film series, and a stage musical.
Early life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Michael Bond” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.