Robert D. Cardona

Robert D. Cardona

Robert D. Cardona (born in New York City, March 8, 1938) is an American writer, producer, director and animator, who has enjoyed the majority of his success in Britain. His best-known work was with his long-term working partner: David Mitton. Their most famous productions are Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, which Cardona produced until 1986 (the second series), and TUGS, which consisted of thirteen episodes highly sought-after today. He only wrote the TUGS Episode "Warrior". He has also worked on such British live shows such as The Flaxton Boys, The Four Feathers, Thriller, Fraud Squad, Crime of Passion and Emmerdale.He is also a co founder of Clearwater Features.

Cardona emigrated to Canada in the early nineties, and - still having concepts around the idea of tugboats in mind - played the role of assistant director on "Theodore Tugboat".His Sister, Tarquin Cardona wrote the TUGS Episodes "Pirate" and "Quarantine".

External links

*imdb|id=0136581|name=Robert D. Cardona


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Railway engines (Thomas and Friends) — For the narrow gauge railway engines from Thomas and Friends, see Narrow gauge engines (Thomas and Friends). This article lists the standard gauge Railway Engine characters of the Television Series Thomas and Friends (formerly Thomas the Tank… …   Wikipedia

  • Thomas and Friends — Thomas the Tank Engine …   Wikipedia

  • Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends — infobox television |Lop show name = Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends caption = Thomas the Tank Engine format = Children s television series runtime = four and a half minutes (season 1 7) seven minutes (season 8 12) creator = W. V. Awdry Britt… …   Wikipedia

  • List of TUGS episodes — This is a list of the thirteen episodes of the British children s television series TUGS which first broadcast in 1989. Contents 1 List of episodes 1.1 Series 1 1.2 Series 2 2 …   Wikipedia

  • TUGS — Infobox Television show name = TUGS genre = Animated television series creator = Robert D. Cardona David Mitton voices = Patrick Allen Simon Nash Shaun Prendergast Chris Tulloch narrated = Patrick Allen theme music composer = Junior Campbell Mike …   Wikipedia

  • David Mitton — Born 27 February 1939 Edinburgh, Scotland Died 16 May 2008 (aged 69) London, England Occupation Television producer and director David Nelson Godfrey Mitton (27 February 1939 16 May 2008) was a …   Wikipedia

  • Clearwater Features — (1986) Ltd. was a British film production company (based first in Battersea and then at Shepperton Studios) that produced the first two seasons of the children s television series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends from 1984 to 1986, for The… …   Wikipedia

  • Mike O'Donnell — This article is about Mike O Donnell, the English film and television composer. For the American author and lecturer, see Michael A. O Donnell. Mike O Donnell (born March 10, 1952) is an English film and television composer and bass guitarist. He …   Wikipedia

  • TUGS — Titre original TUGS Genre Série d animation Créateur(s) Robert D. Cardona David Mitton Pays d’origine  Royaume Uni …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Thomas and Friends (series 2) — Thomas the Tank Engine Friends Series 2 DVD cover art Country of origin UK …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”