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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Paddington_BearPaddington Bear - Wikipedia

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   Peruvian. Paddington Bear (though his name is just Paddington; the "Bear" simply serves to confirm his species) is a fictional character in children's literature. He first appeared on 13 October 1958 in the children's book A Bear Called Paddington by British author Michael Bond. He has featured in twenty nine books written by Bond, the last of ...

2. nypost.com › 2022/06/06 › the-surprising-true-originThe surprising true origin of Paddington Bear - New York Post

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   Jun 6, 2022 · Paddington Bear author and creator Michael Bond, who passed away in 2017, said that the character was inspired by seeing Jewish refugee children on the pre-World War II Kindertransport train.

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4. www.vox.com › culture › 2017/6/29The story of Paddington Bear is the story of a refugee - Vox

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   Jun 29, 2017 · Paddington was inspired in part, Michael Bond has said, by his memories of watching evacuee children pass through Reading station from London during the Blitz. “They all had a label round their ...

5. www.rescue.org › uk › articleThe history of Paddington Bear: British icon - and refugee?

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   Nov 23, 2017 · The beloved Paddington Bear, by late author Michael Bond. ⁠ ⁠ Published in 30 different languages, Paddington’s story remains popular today. His is a story about helping someone from a faraway land, showing compassion and acting upon it. ⁠ ⁠ It's the values that underpin this story that make Paddington so enduring.

6. www.radiotimes.com › movies › michael-bond-howPaddington film: author Michael Bond explains how he invented ...

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   Jun 28, 2017 · Michael Bond: how Paddington Bear came to be. The author recalls the humble beginnings of the bear from Darkest Peru. Michael Bond. Published: Wednesday, 28 June 2017 at 0:37 pm. Michael Bond ...

7. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk › entry › a-bear-calledA Short History Of Paddington Bear, From 'Darkest Peru' To ...

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   Nov 19, 2014 · The purchase inspired the author to write several stories detailing the bear's life, a character he named Paddington after the train station close to his home. ... the stories were published as A ...

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   How did Paddington get inspired?

   • Paddington was inspired in part, Michael Bond has said, by his memories of watching evacuee children pass through Reading station from London during the Blitz. “They all had a label round their neck with their name and address on and a little case or package containing all their treasured possessions,” he told the Guardian in 2014.

   The story of Paddington Bear is the story of a refugee - Vox

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   How did Paddington get his name?

   • Paddington was effectively born in 1956, when BBC cameraman Michael Bond bought a small toy bear, left alone on the shelves of a Selfridges store, for his wife. The purchase inspired the author to write several stories detailing the bear's life, a character he named Paddington after the train station close to his home.

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   Was Paddington Bear inspired by Jewish refugees?

   • Paddington Bear author and creator Michael Bond, who passed away in 2017, said that the character was inspired by seeing Jewish refugee children on the pre-World War II Kindertransport train.

   The surprising true origin of Paddington Bear - New York Post

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   Is Paddington based on a teddy bear?

   • Paddington Bear-themed bench at Paddington station in London. Creator of the character Michael Bond, who based Paddington on a lone teddy bear which he had bought for his wife on Christmas Eve 1956, named the bear after the station.

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   Why is Paddington so popular today?

   • Bond was a child during the Second World War and spoke of seeing child evacuees from London relocated in his home town of Reading, where his parents opened their home. Published in 30 different languages, Paddington’s story remains popular today. His is a story about helping someone from a faraway land, showing compassion and acting upon it.

   The history of Paddington Bear: British icon - and refugee?

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   Why did Michael Bond create Paddington?

   • Author Michael Bond created Paddington after spotting a toy bear alone on a shelf at Selfridge’s department store on Christmas Eve 1956. Getty Images Paddington’s backstory, meanwhile, was inspired by the Jewish children rescued by the Kindertransport operation that brought young refugees into England ahead of WWII. Getty Images

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9. www.paddington.com › us › heritageHeritage - Paddington

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   Michael Bond was born in Newbury, Berkshire, England on 13th January 1926. He was educated at Presentation College, Reading. During World War II Michael Bond served in both the Royal Air Force and the Middlesex Regiment of the British Army. He began writing in 1945 and sold his first short story to a magazine called London Opinion.