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a b Lawson, Mark (12 March 2009). "Mark Lawson talks to the writer of War Horse Michael Morpurgo about abandoning the army, his absent father – and making his acting debut". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 5 January 2020. a b Lowe, Jeff (10 March 2011). "Foal from Oklahoma gets a part in Spielberg's War Horse". Thoroughbred Times. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011 . Retrieved 10 March 2011. Morpurgo and Hughes, then Poet Laureate, originated the idea of Children's Laureate role. [74] Morpurgo became the third person to fill the two-year position, from 2003 to 2005. [3] [75] Literary awards and prizes [ edit ] Shortlisted

a b Stephenson, Hannah (18 December 2010). "Dramatic finale for Morpurgo". The Press and Journal. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012 . Retrieved 27 February 2011.Nichols, Tristan (3 August 2010). "Steven Spielberg starts filming War Horse on Dartmoor". The Herald. Plymouth. Archived from the original on 25 April 2011 . Retrieved 20 September 2010. Prior to the 2015 general election, he was one of several celebrities who endorsed the parliamentary candidacy of the Green Party's Caroline Lucas. [88] But the following spring, Topthorn dies of heart failure while pulling the gun. Seconds later, a battle breaks out between German and English troops. Friedrich is shot and killed instantly, and in his confusion and grief, Joey becomes separated from the rest of the unit. When approaching tanks finally drive him to bolt in terror, Joey becomes lost and eventually wanders into a strip of no-man’s-land. A British Soldier rescues him, and he finds himself being taken to a British animal hospital, far from the front lines. Weintraub, Steve (24 December 2010). "Producer Kathleen Kennedy Talks WAR HORSE, JURASSIC PARK 4, the TINTIN Sequel, LINCOLN, ROBOPOCALYPSE, and a Lot More". Collider.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2012 . Retrieved 26 December 2010.

Ford, Allan (27 November 2011). "Seven WAR HORSE TV Spots". Hollywood News.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2011 . Retrieved 28 November 2011. a b "Michael Morpurgo. Author of Fantastic Books For 10–14 Year Olds". www.best-books-for-kids.com . Retrieved 5 January 2020. His first book was published in 1975 and he has since published over 100 titles. His books have been translated into over twenty languages. Michael's books have also been adapted for film and the stage, including most recently the National Theatre's enormously successful production of War Horse. The inspiration for War Horse came from the place that I live, in the middle of Devon, in the village in which it is set, and from an old man who had been to the First World War. This was a man who had been there with horses, had walked the mud and had suffered along with so many of his comrades. It was an extraordinary conversation. Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (German youth literature prize): Warten auf Anya ( Waiting for Anya)O'Connell, Sean (25 November 2011). " "War Horse" TV spots ahead of Sunday sneak peek – AWARDS ALLEY". Hollywood News.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2011 . Retrieved 28 November 2011. Producers Guild Nominees!". Awards Daily. 3 January 2012. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012 . Retrieved 5 January 2012. a b Phillips, Michael (5 November 2011). "Steven Spielberg and 'War Horse': Kindred spirits". Chicago Tribune. Chicago. Archived from the original on 5 November 2011 . Retrieved 5 November 2011. a b Morpurgo, Michael (11 July 2010). "Once upon a life: Michael Morpurgo". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014 . Retrieved 8 March 2011. Together with his wife Clare he founded Farms for City Children, an educational charity, in 1976. The organisation now runs three farms welcoming over 3,000 children a year. In 1999 he was awarded an MBE for services to youth, and in 2006 he was awarded an OBE.

Tree of Life Leads CFCA Nominations with 7; Descendants, Drive Follow with 6". Chicago Film Critics Association. 16 December 2011. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012 . Retrieved 18 December 2011. Morpurgo, Michael (2010). "An Interview with Michael Morpurgo". War Horse. Scholastic Inc. p.167. ISBN 9780545311854. a b c d "Michael Morpurgo wins Children's Book Award for fourth time". BBC News. 11 June 2017 . Retrieved 11 June 2017. Conversely, Simon Winder of The Guardian wrote that the film, "despite twisting and turning to be even-handed, simply could not help itself and, like some faux-reformed alcoholic, gorged itself on an entire miniature liqueur selection of Anglo-German clichés". [148] David Denby of The New Yorker wrote that "The horses themselves are magnificent, and maybe that's reason enough to see the movie. But War Horse is a bland, bizarrely unimaginative piece of work". [149] Accolades [ edit ]

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Photos of JANUSZ KAMINSKI". Facebook. 28 October 2010. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011 . Retrieved 12 June 2011. a b c d e Galloway, Stephen (2 December 2011). " 'War Horse': The Making of Steven Spielberg's WWI Epic". The Hollywood Reporter. Los Angeles. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018 . Retrieved 3 December 2011. Morpurgo was awarded an honorary doctorate at Bishop Grosseteste University on 17 July 2013. [95] He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) by Newcastle University on 12 July 2017. [96]