David Mitton
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Mitton in the early 1980s | |
| Born | David Nelson Godfrey Mitton 27 February 1939 |
| Died | 16 May 2008 (aged 69) London, England |
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| Years active | 1965–2008 |
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| Children | 1 |
David Nelson Godfrey Mitton (27 February 1939 – 16 May 2008) was a British director, producer, writer, model maker and special effects technician. He was best known for producing and directing the children's television programmes Thomas & Friends and TUGS. During the 1960s, he worked with Gerry and Sylvia Anderson as a special effects technician on series such as Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, Joe 90, The Secret Service and UFO.