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English author (1926–2017)

Thomas Michael Bond (13 January 1926 – 27 June 2017) was an English author. He is best known for a series of fictional stories for children, featuring the character of Paddington Bear. More than 35 million Paddington books have been sold around the world, and the characters have also appeared in a popular film series (featuring Paddington and Paddington 2 to date) and on television. His first book was published in 1958 and his last in 2017, a span of 59 years.

Thomas Michael Bond was born on 13 January 1926 in Newbury, Berkshire. The Second World War was under way and he went to work in a solicitor's office for a year, and then as an engineer's assistant for the BBC. On 10 February 1943 Bond survived an air raid in Reading. The building in which he was working collapsed under him, killing 41 people and injuring many more. Shortly afterwards he volunteered for aircrew service in the Royal Air Force as a 17 year old, but he was discharged after being found to suffer from acute air sickness. He then served in the Middlesex Regiment of the British Army until 1947.

Bond wrote two short films for the BBC: Simon's Good Deed, which was shown on 11 October 1955, and Napoleon's Day Out, shown on 9 April 1957. He also wrote one episode of the series The World Our Stage, an adaptation of the short story "The Decoration" by Guy de Maupassant, which aired on 4 January 1958. His best known television work is as the creator and writer of the children's television series The Herbs and The Adventures of Parsley, again for the BBC.

Bond was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), for services to children's literature, in the 1997 Birthday Honours and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2015 Birthday Honours. On 6 July 2007 the University of Reading awarded him an Honorary Doctor of Letters. On 10 January 2018 GWR named one of their Class 800 trains "Michael Bond / Paddington Bear".

Bond was married twice: to Brenda Mary Johnson in 1950, from whom he separated in the 1970s; and to Susan Marfrey Rogers in 1981. He had two children. He lived in London, not far from Paddington Station, the place that inspired many of his books. He is buried in Paddington Old Cemetery close to where he lived. The epitaph on his gravestone reads "Please look after this bear. Thank you." In 2022, on the ITV programme DNA Journeys, it was discovered that Bond is a relative of the television presenter Kate Garraway.

1971 The Tales of Olga da Polga. 1973 Olga Meets Her Match. 1976 Olga Carries On. 1982 Olga Takes Charge. 1987 The Complete Adventures of Olga Da Polga (omnibus). 1993 The Adventures of Olga Da Polga (omnibus). 2001 Olga Moves House. 2002 Olga Follows Her Nose. 2002 The Best of Olga Da Polga (omnibus).

1975 Olga Counts Her Blessings. 1975 Olga Makes a Friend. 1975 Olga Makes a Wish. 1975 Olga Makes Her Mark. 1975 Olga Takes a Bite. 1975 Olga's New Home. 1975 Olga's Second House. 1975 Olga's Special Day. 1983 The First Big Olga da Polga Book (omnibus). 1983 The Second Big Olga da Polga Book (omnibus).

1983 Monsieur Pamplemousse. 1985 Monsieur Pamplemousse and the Secret Mission. 1986 Monsieur Pamplemousse on the Spot. 1987 Monsieur Pamplemousse Takes the Cure. 1989 Monsieur Pamplemousse Aloft. 1990 Monsieur Pamplemousse Investigates. 1991 Monsieur Pamplemousse Rests His Case. 1992 Monsieur Pamplemousse Stands Firm. 1992 Monsieur Pamplemousse on Location. 1993 Monsieur Pamplemousse Takes the Train. 1998 Monsieur Pamplemousse Omnibus Volume One. 1999 Monsieur Pamplemousse Omnibus Volume Two. 1999 Monsieur Pamplemousse Afloat. 1999 Monsieur Pamplemousse Omnibus Volume Three. 2000 Monsieur Pamplemousse on Probation. 2002 Monsieur Pamplemousse on Vacation. 2003 Monsieur Pamplemousse Hits the Headlines. 2006 Monsieur Pamplemousse and the Militant Midwives. 2007 Monsieur Pamplemousse and the French Solution. 2011 Monsieur Pamplemousse and the Carbon Footprint. 2015 Monsieur Pamplemousse and the Tangled Web.