David Wood OBE | |
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Born | David Bernard 21 February 1944 Sutton, Surrey, England |
Language | English |
Education | Chichester High School for Boys |
Alma mater | Worcester College, Oxford |
Genre | Children's literature |
Notable works | The Gingerbread Man (1976) |
Notable awards | Order of the British Empire |
Spouse | Sheila Ruskin (1966–1970) (divorced)[1] Jacqueline Stanbury (m.1975) |
Children | 2 |
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David Bernard Wood OBE (born 21 February 1944) is an English actor, author, composer, director, magician and producer. The Times called him "the National Children's Dramatist".[2] In 1979, he joined Bernard Cribbins, Maurice Denham, and Jan Francis in a reading of The Hobbit for the BBC Television show Jackanory.[3]