Michael Bond

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Michael Bond was a British author best known for creating the beloved children's character Paddington Bear.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British writer
children's writer
human
awardReceived Officer of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED
basedIn United Kingdom
causeOfDeath short illness
child Karen Jankel NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom
surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
creatorOf Paddington Bear NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1926-01-13
dateOfDeath 2017-06-27
educatedAt Presentation College, Reading NERFINISHED
employer BBC
BBC Television NERFINISHED
familyName Bond NERFINISHED
firstPublishedWork A Bear Called Paddington NERFINISHED
genre children's literature
crime fiction
humour
givenName Thomas NERFINISHED
hasInfluenced British children's literature
hasSignatureCharacter Paddington Bear NERFINISHED
honorificSuffix OBE NERFINISHED
inceptionOfCareer 1950s
inspiredBy a teddy bear bought at Paddington station
languageOfWorkOrName English
militaryBranch British Army
Royal Air Force
nominatedFor Carnegie Medal NERFINISHED
notableWork A Bear Called Paddington NERFINISHED
Monsieur Pamplemousse series NERFINISHED
Paddington Bear series NERFINISHED
The Herbs NERFINISHED
The Tales of Olga da Polga NERFINISHED
occupation author
screenwriter
placeOfBirth Newbury, Berkshire, England NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath London, England
positionHeld camera operator
publicationDateOfFirstPaddingtonBook 1958
residence London, England
surface form: London
sexOrGender male
spouse Brenda Mary Johnson NERFINISHED
subjectOf obituaries in major British newspapers

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Bond hasNotableBearer Michael Bond
Mr. Brown – Paddington creator Michael Bond
subject surface form: Mr. Brown
Paddington Bear creator Michael Bond