Oliver Postgate
Richard Oliver Postgate (12 April 1925 – 8 December 2008), generally known as Oliver Postgate, was an English animator, puppeteer and writer. He was the creator and writer of some of Britain's most popular children's television programmes. Pingwings, Pogles' Wood, Noggin the Nog, Ivor the Engine, Clangers and Bagpuss, were all made by Smallfilms, the company he set up with Peter Firmin, and were shown on the BBC between the 1950s and the 1980s, and on ITV from 1959 to the present day. In a 1999 BBC poll Bagpuss was voted the most popular child…
Known field
Creator
Total Movie Credited
17
Total TV Shows Credited
21
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK
Birthdate
April 12, 1925
Death Date
December 8o 2008
Also known as
Richard Oliver Postgate