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Wilbert Vere Awdry OBE (15 June 1911 – 21 March 1997), often credited as Rev. W. Awdry, was an English Anglican minister, railway enthusiast, and children's author. He is best remembered as the creator of Thomas the Tank Engine and several other characters who appeared in his Railway Series .
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Rev. Wilbert Awdry (1911–1997), ... (1644–1670), youngest daughter of Charles I and his wife Henrietta Maria of France, Duchess of Orléans (baptised Anglican, ...
Christopher Vere Awdry (born 2 July 1940) [1] is an English author. He is best known for his contributions to The Railway Series of books featuring Thomas the Tank Engine , which was started by his late father, Wilbert Awdry (1911–1997).
Britt Allcroft (born Hilary Mary Allcroft; 14 December 1943 – 25 December 2024) was an English writer, producer, director, and voice actress.She was best known for adapting the Reverend Wilbert Awdry's The Railway Series in the form of the children's television series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (later re-titled Thomas & Friends).
Reverend Wilbert Vere Awdry – creator of "Thomas the Tank Engine", was curate at St. Anne's West Heath from 1940 to 1946. It was during this period of his life that Awdry first told a railway story to his son Christopher in 1943 and published his first railway story, "The Three Railway Engines", in 1945.
In the course of a freelance assignment, Allcroft met The Reverend Wilbert Awdry and together she and Wright acquired a licence for television rights for Awdry's The Railway Series books featuring Thomas the Tank Engine. [2] David Mitton of Clearwater Features directed scripts which
Wilbert (originally named "G.B. Keeling") DFR 3806 A dark blue 0-6-0 saddle tank engine named after the Thin Clergyman (Wilbert Awdry), who was a one-time president of the Dean Forest Railway. In Wilbert the Forest Engine, the Fat Controller arranged for Wilbert to come help on his railway. During his visit, Wilbert tells Thomas and Toby the ...