Oliver Postgate

Oliver Postgate
Oliver Postgate in 1934, by Stella Bowen
Born
Richard Oliver Postgate

(1925-04-12)12 April 1925
Hendon, Middlesex, England
Died8 December 2008(2008-12-08) (aged 83)
Broadstairs, Kent, England
Occupation(s)Animator, puppeteer, writer
Spouse
Prudence Myers
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(m. 1957; died 1982)​
PartnerNaomi Linnell (1985–2008)
Children3, including Daniel
Parent(s)Raymond Postgate
Daisy Lansbury
FamilyPostgate family
Angela Lansbury cousin
Margaret Cole aunt
John Postgate brother
Blue plaque on Oliver's former home, with Clangers mosaic below

Richard Oliver Postgate (12 April 1925 – 8 December 2008) was an English animator, puppeteer, and writer.[1] He was the creator and writer of some of Britain's most popular children's television programmes. Bagpuss, Pingwings, Noggin the Nog, Ivor the Engine, Clangers and Pogles' Wood, were all made by Smallfilms, the company he set up with collaborator, artist and puppet maker Peter Firmin. The programmes were originally broadcast by the BBC from the 1950s to the 1980s. In a 1999 BBC poll Bagpuss was voted the most popular children's television programme of all time.[2]

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