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Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936)
Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay, Maharashtra, India, the son of John Lockwood Kipling, a museum director and author and illustrator. This was at the height of the "British Raj", so he was brought up by Indian nurses ("ayahs"), who taught him something of the beliefs and tongues of India. He was sent "home" to England at the age of six to live ...
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Died:(age 70) in London, England, UK |
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Writer (105 credits)
Writer (105 credits)
2015
The King Crab
(Documentary short) (writer: extract from "The Crab that Played with the Sea" - uncredited)
1998
Mowgli: The New Adventures of the Jungle Book
(TV Series) (Mowgli stories - 1 episode)
- Mowgli of the Seoni: Part 1
(1998)
... (Mowgli stories)
1983
Just So Stories
(TV Series) (10 episodes)
- How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin
(1983)
- The Crab That Played with the Sea
(1983)
- The Beginning of the Armadillo
(1983)
- The Butterfly That Stamped
(1983)
- The Elephant's Child
(1983)
1982
Stalky & Co.
(TV Mini-Series) (novel - 6 episodes)
- The Last Term
(1982)
... (novel)
- A Little Prep
(1982)
... (novel)
- The Moral Reformers
(1982)
... (novel)
- Slaves of the Lamp
(1982)
... (novel)
- In Ambush
(1982)
... (novel)
Jackanory
(TV Series) (story - 7 episodes, 1966 - 1971) (book - 5 episodes, 1968)
- The Beginning of the Armadillos
(1971)
... (story)
- The Just So Stories: The Beginning of the Armadilloes
(1968)
... (book)
- The Just So Stories: The Cat That Walked by Himself
(1968)
... (book)
- The Just So Stories: The Crab That Played with the Sea
(1968)
... (book)
- The Just So Stories: The Elephant's Child
(1968)
... (book)
Merry-Go-Round
(TV Series documentary) (story "The Beginning of the Armadillos" - 1 episode, 1965) (story "The Elephant's Child" - 1 episode, 1965) (story "How the Camel Got His Hump" - 1 episode, 1965) (story "How the Whale Got His Throat" - 1 episode, 1965) (writer - 1 episode, 1964)
- Dusk in the Forest/The Beginning of the Armadillos
(1965)
... (story "The Beginning of the Armadillos")
- Noon in the Forest/The Elephant's Child
(1965)
... (story "The Elephant's Child")
- Dawn in the Forest/Two Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling
(1965)
... (story "How the Camel Got His Hump") / (story "How the Whale Got His Throat")
- Port Holiday: Part 5
(1964)
... (writer: A Smuggler's Song)
1964
The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling
(TV Series) (story - 25 episodes)
- The Man Who Was
(1964)
... (story)
- A Wayside Comedy
(1964)
... (story)
- A Second-Rate Woman
(1964)
... (story)
- The Bronckhurst Divorce Case
(1964)
... (story)
- Without Benefit of Clergy
(1964)
... (story)
1964
The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo
(TV Series) (poem - 1 episode)
- Mr. Magoo's Gunga Din
(1964)
... (poem)
Shirley Temple's Storybook
(TV Series) (novel - 1 episode, 1960) (novel "Kim" - 1 episode, 1960)
- The Black Sheep
(1960)
... (novel)
- Kim
(1960)
... (novel "Kim")
Studio One
(TV Series) (story - 1 episode, 1953) (story "The Light That Failed" - 1 episode, 1949)
- The Gathering Night
(1953)
... (story)
- The Light That Failed
(1949)
... (story "The Light That Failed")
1951
Puck of Pook's Hill
(TV Series) (novel - 6 episodes)
- Winged Hats
(1951)
... (novel)
- On the Great Wall
(1951)
... (novel)
- A Centurion of the Thirtieth
(1951)
... (novel)
- Old Men at Pevensey
(1951)
... (novel)
- Young Men at the Manor
(1951)
... (novel)
1950
Suspense
(TV Series) (story "The Man Who Would Be King" - 1 episode)
- The Man Who Would Be King
(1950)
... (story "The Man Who Would Be King")
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Soundtrack (20 credits)
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Other Works:
Poetry collection: "Collected Verse". See more »Alternate Names:
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A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke. See more »Trivia:
His widow left their house, "Batemans", in Burwash, Sussex, as a gift to the nation. It is now open to the public. See more »Star Sign:
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