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Thomas the Tank Engine Adapter Passes, Thomas Mitton Dies at 69

Sunday June 22, 2008

I just found out from my Writers Write RSS feed that the man who adpated (and therby made famous) the Thomas the Tank Engine brand died today. That's pretty sad. Although Thomas the Tank Engine came to the U.S. television in 1989, a recent popularity boom made him a warm friend to many Gen x & Y families like mine. I'm sure my children are not the only ones who became early reading fans due to books like these.

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June 23, 2008 at 11:03 am
(1) Mary K. Williams says:

Even more ironic is the recent passing of George Carlin, whose voice talent enriched the PBS series.

June 23, 2008 at 3:50 pm
(2) Lisa says:

wow, I hadn’t thought of that connection - eerie (and very sad)!!

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