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Elma Mary Williams
Elma Mary Williams was an author from the United Kingdom.
She was born in Moseley, Birmingham, in 1913 and educated at St John's Convent School.〔''The author's & writer's who's who'', 1971, p.856〕
Having previously written several thrillers and romances, she became nationally well-known during the 1960s and early 70s for her books describing the animal sanctuary she had established on a farm at Tre'r Ddol near Machynlleth in Wales. ''Valley of Animals'' (1963) was a best-seller and was followed by several others, such as ''Animals under my Feet'' (1965, illustrated by Barry Driscoll), leading to a number of radio and television appearances.〔''The Bookseller'', 3341-3353 (1970), 328〕 Williams, a Roman Catholic who said she had drawn inspiration from St Francis of Assisi, later planned to develop a community where pensioners could retire along with domestic pets who they would otherwise not be allowed to keep. After initial planning setbacks she gained permission to proceed,〔"Refuge for pet lovers is given go ahead", Western Mail, 18 August 1970〕 but died in 1971 before the plans were fully realised. The trust she set up initially planned to open a therapeutic facility on the site, but it was later sold and the last tenant, Winifred Berry, was asked to leave in 1975.〔"Grand old lady of animal valley is told to quit", Western Mail, 19 February 1975〕
In 1967 the composer Ian Parrott wrote a piece called ''Pant Glas Idyll'' inspired by Williams' farm.〔Musical Opinion, v.106, 222〕
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