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| February 23, 1995 |
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| James Herriot (1916 - 1995) |
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James Herriot, "Decent Feller"
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| by Steve King |
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On this day in 1995 James Alfred Wight, better-known as veterinarian-novelist James Herriot, died at the age of seventy-eight. Wight went to the Yorkshire Dales in 1940 as a twenty-three-year-old graduate of Glasgow Veterinary College, joining the practice of Donald Sinclair. Thirty years later, Wight would turn Sinclair into Siegfried Farnon, the tweedy, eccentric and ebullient character who would anchor the Herriot books. Wight's job interview with Sinclair found its way into the books, and set the tone: Sinclair forgot the appointment and was not home; Wight fell asleep under a tree while waiting, waking to find Sinclair sizing him up; Sinclair whisked him off for a tour of some local farms -- Wight's car seat on the passenger side moving freely back and forth, six dogs in the back yelping enthusiastically at the breakneck speed and erratic navigation, Sinclair driving with his elbows while he cupped his head in his hands and talked non-stop ... FULL STORY »
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The TinL masthead features photography by
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