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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.
Wilbert Vere Awdry OBE (15 June, 1911 - 21 March, 1997) was an English Anglican clergyman, railway enthusiast and children's author. He was best known for creating both Thomas the Tank Engine and other characters in his Railway Series books, as well as writing the first twenty-six books in the series from 1945 to 1972.
Dec 26, 2023 · 26 December 2023. By Nick Jewers & Dawn Limbu,BBC News. Awdry family. Reverend Wilbert Awdry with the model railway set he used to help plan his stories. More than 80 years have passed since...
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Sep 24, 2010 · The Rev. Wilbert Awdry Thomas -- that famous little blue tank engine -- hits retirement age this year, but the plucky, imaginary locomotive shows no signs of slowing down any time soon.
The Reverend Wilbert Vere Awdry, OBE (15 June 1911 – 21 March 1997), was an English cleric, railway enthusiast, and children's author. Simply known as the Reverend W. Awdry, he was the creator of Thomas the Tank Engine, the central figure in his acclaimed Railway Series. Life and death
Thomas the Tank Engine is an anthropomorphised fictional tank locomotive in the British Railway Series books by Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher, published from 1945. He became the most popular and famous character in the series, and is the titular protagonist in the accompanying television adaptation series Thomas & Friends [2] and its ...
Mar 23, 1997 · The Rev. W. Awdry, author of the internationally known ''Thomas the Tank Engine'' series of children's books, died on Friday at his home in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. He was 85 and had...
