| Birth: | Jun. 15, 1911 | | Death: | Mar. 21, 1997 | 
Author. He was the creator of Thomas the Tank Engine, a popular character in children's fiction. Awdry originally invented the stories as a way of entertaining his young son Christopher as he recovered from scarlet fever. The first book of the series, "The Three Railway Engines", was published in 1945. (bio by: John Byrne)
Search Amazon for Wilbert Awdry | | | Burial:
Gloucester Crematorium
Gloucester
Gloucestershire, England |
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Originally Created by: John Byrne
Record added: Sep 12, 2006
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