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Mitton, David

LC control no.n 88263966
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Personal name headingMitton, David
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Place of birthEdinburgh (Scotland)
Place of deathLondon (England)
Field of activityTelevision--Production and direction Children's television programs
Profession or occupationTelevision producers and directors
Found inMeet Thomas the tank engine and his friends, c1989: CIP t.p. (David Mitton; photographer)
New York times WWW site, June 12, 2008 (David Mitton; b. in Edinburgh; d. May 16, London, aged 69; creator of the gentle children's television series Thomas the tank engine and friends, which evolved into an international hit and a merchandising juggernaut)
IMDb, via WWW, Sept. 26, 2013 (David Nelson Godfrey Mitton, born July 13, 1938 in Edinburgh, Scotland; died May 23, 2008 in London, England; adapted Thomas the Tank Engine for TV, from stories by Rev. Wilbert Vere Awdrey; founded Clearwater Films, an animation company; served in the Royal Air Force)
Associated languageeng