Oliver Postgate

Oliver Postgate
Oliver Postgate
	Oliver Postgate in 1934, by Stella Bowen
Born	Richard Oliver Postgate; 12 April 1925; Hendon, Middlesex, England
Died	8 December 2008 (aged 83); Broadstairs, Kent, England
Occupation(s)	Animator, puppeteer, writer
Spouse	Prudence Myers (m. 1957; died 1982)
Partner	Naomi Linnell (1985–2008)
Children	3, including Daniel
Parent(s)	Raymond Postgate; Daisy Lansbury
Family	Postgate family; Angela Lansbury cousin; Margaret Cole aunt; John Postgate brother;

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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Oliver Postgate
Oliver Postgate in 1934, by Stella Bowen
Born	Richard Oliver Postgate (1925-04-12)12 April 1925 Hendon, Middlesex, England
Died	8 December 2008(2008-12-08) (aged 83) Broadstairs, Kent, England
Occupation(s)	Animator, puppeteer, writer
Spouse	Prudence Myers (m. 1957; died 1982)
Partner	Naomi Linnell (1985–2008)
Children	3, including Daniel
Parent(s)	Raymond Postgate Daisy Lansbury
Family	Postgate family Angela Lansbury cousin Margaret Cole aunt John Postgate brother