Robert D. Cardona
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Robert D. Cardona | |
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Born | Southern California, United States |
March 7, 1930
Residence | United Kingdom, Canada |
Occupation | Television writer, Producer, Director and Animator |
Years active | 1967-1998 |
Organization | Clearwater Features |
Notable work | Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, Tugs |
Robert D. Cardona (born March 7, 1930 in Southern California) is an American television writer, producer, director and animator. He co-founded Clearwater Features, along with David Mitton, in 1980.[1]
Career
Cardona has been based in the United Kingdom for much of his career. His best-known work is with his working partner David Mitton; their productions include Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, which Cardona produced until 1986 (the second series), and Tugs, which ran for 13 episodes.
Cardona has also worked on other British TV series such as The Flaxton Boys, The Four Feathers, Thriller, Fraud Squad, Crime of Passion, Emmerdale and Virgin of the Secret Service. In the early 1990s, he moved to Canada, where he worked on the children's series Theodore Tugboat. He also provided the Tugs footage for the American children's animated series Salty's Lighthouse.
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