Britt Allcroft, who has died aged 81, was the entrepreneur who transformed Thomas the Tank Engine into an international phenomenon, becoming one of Britain’s wealthiest women.
She adapted the children’s book series to TV, creating a lasting cultural behemoth that spawned movies, merchandise and theme ...
She discovered the character in a series of 1940s children’s books and thought Ringo Starr would make a great Mr. Conductor ...
The beloved blue locomotive was first imagined in the 1940s — he starred in stories Rev. Wilbert Awdry told his son. Allcroft ...
Thomas the Tank Engine creator Britt Allcroft has died aged 81. The producer brought the beloved children's series to TV ...
Britt Allcroft, creator of the beloved Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends children's TV ... ran for more than three decades and featured other famous narrators such as George Carlin and Alec Baldwin.
CHLOE VELTMAN, BYLINE: Thomas the Tank Engine started out as a character ... for more than three decades and featured other famous narrators, such as George Carlin and Alec Baldwin.
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