The Washington Post, February 24th, 1995
James Herriot, 78, who shared his experiences as a British country veterinarian in the best-selling memoir "All Creatures Great and Small," died of prostate cancer Feb. 23 at his home near Thirsk, in the Yorkshire Dales, where he had ministered to animals for half a century. James Herriot was the pen name and alter ego of veterinarian James Alfred "Alf" Wight, who wrote 15 books in the time that he could wrest from his practice. About 50 million copies were sold in 20 countries. But Mr. Herriot continued his veterinary practice long after his books made him famous. "If a farmer calls me with a...
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