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James Alfred Wight, who was called "Alf" for short, was born on 3 October 1916 in Sunderland, County Durham, England. [3] The family moved to Glasgow when James was a child, and he lived there happily until leaving for Sunderland, and then Thirsk in North Yorkshire , England, in 1940.
Sep 16, 2024 · In his books, Wight’s alas James Herriot marries a farmer’s daughter named Helen Alderson, but her real-life counterpart was a secretary, Joan Danbury. Wight and Danbury married on 5 November 1941 at St Mary’s Church in Thirsk.
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James Alfred Wight was born on 3 October 1916, in Sunderland, County Durham, England to James (1890–1960) and Hannah Bell (1890–1980) Wight. Shortly after their wedding, the Wights moved from Brandling Street, Sunderland to Glasgow in Scotland, where James took work as both a ship plater and pianist for a local cinema, while ...
Aug 13, 2024 · Alf was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1991, shortly after his retirement, and received treatment at the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton. However, after a three-year fight, he passed away at his Thirlby home at the age of 78, leaving an estate valued over £5 million.
In January 1940, James Alfred Wight moved to Sunderland, where he began his career as an assistant to veterinary surgeon J.J. McDowall. He remained there until July 1940. He then moved to Thirsk, a small market town in North Yorkshire, to start rural practice.
Oct 21, 2024 · Quick Facts. Pen name of: James Alfred Wight. Born: October 3, 1916, Sunderland, Durham, England. Died: February 23, 1995, Thirlby, near Thirsk, Yorkshire (aged 78) News •. Meet the James Herriot superfans making pilgrimages to Thirsk • Oct. 20, 2024, 6:43 AM ET (BBC)
James Herriot is the pen name of James Alfred (“Alf”) Wight, Yorkshire veterinarian and bestselling author. Watching or reading his All Creatures Great and Small, we feel like we understand...
