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James Alfred Wight OBE FRCVS (3 October 1916 – 23 February 1995), better known by his pen name James Herriot, was a British veterinary surgeon and author. Born in Sunderland , Wight graduated from Glasgow Veterinary College in 1939, returning to England to become a veterinary surgeon in Yorkshire , where he practised for almost 50 years.
According to one source, "contrary to the stories, Alf Wight met her in a group outing to a local dance. Evidently, he felt she was worth pursuing from the first, though she had a number of boyfriends and admirers." [6] In addition to the primary books listed below, a series of nine James Herriot Children’s Picture Books were published.
Original name plates for Donald Sinclair (Siegfried Farnon) and Alf Wight (James Herriot) on display at the James Herriot museum in Thirsk, UK. Donald Vaughan Sinclair (22 April 1911 – 28 June 1995) was a British veterinary surgeon who graduated from the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies in 1933.
The hit British Channel 5 program, which just finished airing its second series on PBS through its Masterpiece anthology, is based on the series of semi-autobiographical novels James Alfred Wight ...
Joey Lawrence and Samantha Cope's divorce has officially been dismissed.. Cope, 37, signed the entry of dismissal on Sunday, Dec. 1, and served a copy of the filing to Lawrence on Thursday, Dec. 5 ...
23 Kirkgate, Thirsk, the former veterinary surgery of Sinclair, his brother Donald, and James "Alf" Wight (James Herriot) Sinclair was born at Harrogate on 27 September 1915. [1] His father, James, [2] was the son of a crofter who had moved from the Isle of Sanday in the late 19th century. [3]
Lawrence, 48, took to Instagram on Wednesday, December 4, and shared two romantic photos of himself and his estranged wife — almost five months after Cope, 37, filed to divorce the actor.
Announced in July 2010 with the title Young James, the series was devised by Johnny Byrne, a scriptwriter on All Creatures Great and Small, and consultant producer Kate Croft. [1] Byrne, who died in 2008 during the development of the series, knew Alf Wight (who wrote under the pen name Herriot) and his passion and experience convinced Croft ...