Britt Allcroft

Britt Allcroft
Born
Hilary Mary Allcroft

(1943-12-14)14 December 1943
Worthing, West Sussex, England
Died25 December 2024(2024-12-25) (aged 81)
Los Angeles, California, US
Occupations
  • Writer
  • producer
  • director
  • voice actress
Years active1964–2023
Spouse
Angus Wright
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(m. 1973; div. 1997)​
Children2

Britt Allcroft (born Hilary Mary Allcroft; 14 December 1943 – 25 December 2024) was an English writer, producer, director, and voice actress. She was best known for making the children's TV series Thomas & Friends which was based off Reverend Wilbert Awdry's The Railway Series. Allcroft also created the children's TV series Magic Adventures of Mumfie.[1]

Allcroft died in Los Angeles, California on 25 December 2024, at the age of 81.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Bates, Jim (2008-03-19). "Children's Television Pioneer Britt Allcroft Reacquires Mumfie - "Special Little Elephant with a Great Big Heart" Returning Home". Businesswire.com. Archived from the original on 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2026-03-22.
  2. ↑ Isabella Kwai (3 January 2025). "Britt Allcroft, Who Brought Thomas the Tank Engine to TV, Dies at 81". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  3. ↑ Alfred Joyner; Billie Schwab Dunn (3 January 2025). "Britt Allcroft, Thomas and Friends Creator, Dead at 81". Newsweek. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
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