About Britt Allcroft
Britt Allcroft (born Hilary Mary Allcroft Coote; 14 December 1943 – 25 December 2024) was an English screenwriter, producer, director, and voice actress. She adapted Wilbert Awdry's The Railway Series in the form of the children's television series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (later retitled Thomas & Friends). She created Shining Time Station (with Rick Siggelkow), Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales, and Magic Adventures of Mumfie. She also wrote, co-produced, and directed the film Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000). == Early life == Allcroft was born Hilary Mary Allcroft Coote in Worthing, West Sussex, on 14 December 1943. She was born to artist Jessie (née Harrison), and David Coote, a naval officer who left the family when she was five years old. Allcroft was raised in a modest household without a car or television during her early years. Growing up, she shared her home with an aunt who often recounted stories of her daily train commutes to London, igniting Allcroft's love for trains. Allcroft had several stories published in a magazine when she was 15.
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