Paddington Bear creator Michael Bond dies at 91June 28, 2017 - 16:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Michael Bond, the creator of beloved children's character Paddington Bear, has died at the age of 91, BBC News reports. He died at his home on Tuesday, June 27, following a short illness, a statement from his publisher Harper Collins said. Bond published his first book, A Bear Called Paddington, in 1958. The character, a bear from Peru who comes to live in London, went on to inspire a series of books, an animated TV series and a successful 2014 film. As well as Paddington, he also created characters including Olga da Polga, A Mouse Called Thursday and a French detective named Monsieur Pamplemousse. A sequel to the Paddington film will be released later this year. Born in Newbury in 1926, Bond began his career at the BBC and worked on Blue Peter as a cameraman. He was inspired to create Paddington after seeing a teddy bear in a shop window on his way home from work in 1956. More than 35 million Paddington books have been sold worldwide. The most recent, Paddington's Finest Hour, was published in April. Charlie Redmayne, chief executive officer of HarperCollins, said he was "one of the great children's writers" who has left "one of the great literary legacies of our time". Related links: Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |