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Britt Allcroft, Who Brought Thomas the Tank Engine to TV, Dies at 81
She adapted the children’s book series to TV, creating a lasting cultural behemoth that spawned movies, merchandise and theme parks. By Isabella Kwai Britt Allcroft, a British producer, director and writer who adapted the antics of a cheerful, impetuous locomotive into a TV series, “Thomas & Friends,” which became a sprawling franchise and a longtime…
Britt Allcroft, Thomas the Tank Engine Series Creator, Dead at 81
The creator of the beloved children’s series Thomas & Friends, Britt Allcroft, died at the age of 81. The Thomas the Tank Engine and his fans all over the world are in mourning. Britt Allcroft, who co-created the beloved Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends children’s series, has died. She was 81. “It is with…