Clarissa Dickson Wright
Date of Birth
Clarissa Dickson-Wright was a British television personality who first achieved fame as one of the two stars of Two Fat Ladies, in which she and the late Jennifer Patterson traveled throughout Britain on a motorcycle and sidecar, stopping along the way to absorb the sights and local history, and to prepare indulgent, calorie-rich meals.
After Patton died in 1999, Dickson-Wright continued to appear on television, often as a guest on talk shows or a panelist on quiz shows.
Clarissa Dickson-Wright was a British television personality who first achieved fame as one of the two stars of Two Fat Ladies, in which she and the late Jennifer Patterson traveled throughout Britain on a motorcycle and sidecar, stopping along the way to absorb the sights and local history, and to prepare indulgent, calorie-rich meals.
After Patton died in 1999, Dickson-Wright continued to appear on television, often as a guest on talk shows or a panelist on quiz shows.
The native Londoner started out as a lawyer, and at one point was England's youngest barrister, before seeking treatment for an alcohol problem and shifting her focus to food. She ran cookbook stores in London and Edinburgh and had a catering business before breaking into television.
Dickson-Wright died March 15, 2014, in Edinburgh, Scotland. She was 66.
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