Britt Allcroft, producer and businesswoman who took Thomas the Tank Engine around the world
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.
Britt Allcroft, Creator of TV’s ‘Thomas the Tank Engine,’ Dies at 81
She discovered the character in a series of 1940s children’s books and thought Ringo Starr would make a great Mr. Conductor ...
Britt Allcroft Dies: Writer, Director & Producer Behind ‘Thomas the Tank Engine' Was 81
Britt Allcroft, the producer who adapted Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends for television, has died. She was 81. According to ...
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Britt Allcroft, who brought Thomas the Tank Engine to television, dies at 81
The beloved blue locomotive was first imagined in the 1940s — he starred in stories Rev. Wilbert Awdry told his son. Allcroft ...
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The skull of Saint Thomas Aquinas still draws a crowd, almost 800 years after his birth
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NFL star Tank Dell gets heartbreaking update on horrific knee injury that left teammates in tears
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