Britt Allcroft

Birth Name:

Hilary Mary Allcroft

Birth Place:

Worthington, England, United Kingdom

Profession

Writer, Producer, Actress, Director

Was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award for Best Animated Film for "Thomas the Tank Engline & Friends" in 1985
Won a Gemini Award in the category of Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series in 1993 for "Shining Time Station․"
Once sat on the board for the Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund
At 16, she was already working in British radio and television
Quote: "In mythical stories there must always be antagonists as well as heroes․"
Quote: "It seems to me that children know that magic exists; it is all around us even if we cannot see, hear or touch it․"
Began her career working for BBC and ITV in the late '70s before delving into children's programming by 1979 after meeting author Wilbert Awdry
Co-founded Britt Allcroft Railway Productions in 1980 with fellow producer Angus Wright and would launch her first program under the company's banner four years later
Left her company in 2000, as it was later sold to Mattel
Helped found the Edgemar Center for the Arts in Santa Monica, Calif

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