Robert D. Cardona

Robert D. Cardona
Robert D. Cardona
Born	Robert Daniel Cardona; March 7, 1930 (age 94); Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, Tugs
Spouse	Gloria Tors
Children	1

Robert Daniel Cardona (born March 7, 1930) is an American-British 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

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, which Cardona produced until 1986 (the second series), and Tugs, which ran for 13 episodes.^[2]

Cardona has also worked on other British TV series such as

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, which served as A Continuation of Tugs as a director. He also provided the Tugs footage for the American children's animated series Salty's Lighthouse. After Theodore Tugboat

ended, Cardona went back to the UK and has lived there ever since.

Personal life

Cardona was married to English filmmaker, former actress and television writer Gloria Tors of whom they have worked together on The Flaxton Boys and Emmerdale. They have one son named Tarquin. Tors wrote the very first episode of Tugs whilst their son also wrote two episodes: "Pirate" and "Quarantine".

References

^ "David Mitton Profile". The Stage. July 8, 2008. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
^ "Robert D. Cardona". Metacritic. January 25, 1984. Retrieved May 18, 2020.

External links

Robert D. Cardona at
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[1] "David Mitton Profile". The Stage. July 8, 2008. Retrieved February 3, 2010.

[2] "Robert D. Cardona". Metacritic. January 25, 1984. Retrieved May 18, 2020.

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