Oliver Postgate
Oliver Postgate | |
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Oliver Postgate in 1934, by Stella Bowen | |
| Born | Richard Oliver Postgate 12 April 1925 |
| Died | 8 December 2008 (aged 83) Broadstairs, Kent, England |
| Occupations | Animator, puppeteer, writer |
| Spouse |
Prudence Myers
(m. 1957; died 1982) |
| Partner | Naomi Linnell (1985–2008) |
| Children | 3, including Daniel |
| Parents |
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| Family | Postgate family John Postgate (brother) Angela Lansbury (cousin) Margaret Cole (aunt) |
Richard Oliver Postgate (12 April 1925 – 8 December 2008) was an English animator, puppeteer, and writer. He was the creator and writer of several popular British 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.