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1. www.dailymail.co.uk › femail › article-8765955James Herriot's children reveal truth behind All Creatures ...

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   Sep 23, 2020 · The woman Alf married, Joan Danbury, was a corn-mill secretary, so impecunious that her marriage dowry to him was half-ownership of a pig she jointly reared! A deeply private woman, Joan avoided ...

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2. www.nytimes.com › 1999/07/18 › nyregionJoan Wight, Wife and Model for Author Herriot - The New York ...

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   Jul 18, 1999 · Her husband, whose real name was James Alfred Wight, vividly depicted his wife as the endearing and supportive Helen Herriot in his memoirs, beginning with ''All Creatures Great and Small.''....

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   Did Wight and Joan Danbury live together?

   • It’s quite true that Wight both lived and worked with his boss there, becoming a full partner in 1949. Helen Alderson may be the character least like her true-life counterpart. Joan Danbury was not a farmer’s daughter, but worked as a secretary in a Thirsk corn mill.

   The Real People Behind the Characters of All Creatures Great & Small - …

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   Who was Joan Danbury?

   • Joan Danbury was not a farmer’s daughter, but worked as a secretary in a Thirsk corn mill. She was an attractive girl who had several admirers when young and single, according to her children. Joan was, in fact, previously engaged but unlike Helen Alderson, never left a groom at the altar.

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   Who was Joan Wight?

   • TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Joan Wight, the widow of the Yorkshire veterinarian who wrote under the name James Herriot and the model for a character in his books and television programs based on them, died on Wednesday. She was in her 80's.

   Joan Wight, Wife and Model for Author Herriot (Published 1999)

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   What happened to Joan Wight?

   • It was a magnificent, loving ending.'' Ms. Wight is survived by a son, James, and a daughter, Rosemary Page, both of Yorkshire in northern England. A version of this article appears in print on , Section 1, Page 33 of the National edition with the headline: Joan Wight, Wife and Model for Author Herriot.

   Joan Wight, Wife and Model for Author Herriot (Published 1999)

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4. www.pbs.org › wgbh › masterpieceThe Real People Behind the Characters of All Creatures Great ...

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   Joan Danbury is the Real Helen Alderson. Helen Alderson may be the character least like her true-life counterpart. Joan Danbury was not a farmer’s daughter, but worked as a secretary in a Thirsk ...

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5. www.hellomagazine.com › film › 507051All Creatures Great and Small: Meet the real James, Helen ...

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   Nov 9, 2023 · The character Helen Alderson is based on James Alfred Wight's real wife, Joan Danbury. Unlike her TV counterpart Helen, who is a farmer's daughter, Joan worked as a secretary in a Thirsk corn mill.

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7. www.realyorkshireblog.com › post › alf-wight-theAlf Wight - the "real James Herriot" - Realyorkshireblog

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   Dec 2, 2020 · Alf soon found love and married Joan Danbury, a secretary at a local corn mill in Thirsk (Helen in the books) in 1941.

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8. www.jamesherriot.org › life-and-timesLife and Times | James Herriot.org

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   Timeline. James Herriot born James Alfred Wight in Sunderland England, October 3, 1916. Moved to Glasgow, Scotland as child, late October 1916. Attended Yoker Primary School, August 1921 – June 1928. Attended Hillhead High School, September 1928 – 30 June 1933. Contracts diptheria in 1932. Graduated Glasgow Veterinary College on Dec 14, 1939.

9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › James_HerriotJames Herriot - Wikipedia

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   Wight married Joan Catherine Anderson Danbury on 5 November 1941 at St Mary's Church, Thirsk. After they returned to Thirsk, Wight "carried on TB testing [of] cows in Wensleydale and the top floor of 23 Kirkgate became Joan and Alf’s first home". The couple had two children.: 148, 169, 292 Veterinary practice