More deader than a locomotive: Britt Allcroft, 81

[danny burstein]

[NPR]

Britt Allcroft, who brought Thomas the Tank Engine to television,
dies at 81

Britt Allcroft, creator of the beloved Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends
children's TV series, has died.

The British-born producer died last week in Santa Monica, Calif., at 81.

The death was confirmed by Brannon Carty, the creator of a documentary about
Thomas fandom and a friend of the TV producer's. No cause of death was given.
.....
But Allcroft made Thomas an international sensation, starting in the mid-1980s
with her TV adaptation narrated by Ringo Starr.
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Post by danny burstein
[NPR]
Britt Allcroft, who brought Thomas the Tank Engine to television,
dies at 81
Britt Allcroft, creator of the beloved Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends
children's TV series, has died.
The British-born producer died last week in Santa Monica, Calif., at 81.
The death was confirmed by Brannon Carty, the creator of a documentary about
Thomas fandom and a friend of the TV producer's. No cause of death was given.
.....
But Allcroft made Thomas an international sensation, starting in the mid-1980s
with her TV adaptation narrated by Ringo Starr.

Her company once owned the Guinness (Book of ) World Records,
in between the Guinness company and the current owners.

Post by danny burstein
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https://www.npr.org/2025/01/03/nx-s1-5247462/thomas-the-tank-engine-britt-allcroft-dead
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