
Michael died in 2017, leaving behind one of the great literary legacies of our time. In 2015, Michael was awarded a CBE for his services to children's literature, to add to the OBE he received in 1997. He served in the Royal Air Force and the British Army before working as a cameraman for BBC TV for 19 years. Since then their lives have never been quite the same… for ordinary things become quite extraordinary when a bear called Paddington is involved.įor more than sixty years, Paddington Bear has touched the hearts of adults and children worldwide with his earnest good intentions and humorous misadventures.Ībout the Author: Michael Bond was born in Newbury, Berkshire on 13 January 1926 and educated at Presentation College, Reading. Paddington Bear had travelled all the way from Darkest Peru when the Brown family first met him on Paddington station. "A bear on Paddington Station?" said Mrs Brown in amazement. The original story of everyone's favourite bear, Paddington, now a major movie star! Aircraft & Spacecraft: General Interest.

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