David Mitton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

David Mitton

British television producer, director and special effects technician

Date of Birth: 27-Feb-1939

Place of Birth: Preston, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 16-May-2008

Profession: screenwriter, writer, television director, film director

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

David Nelson Godfrey Mitton (13 July 1938 – 16 May 2008) was a British television producer, director and writer, and an experienced model-maker and author, best known for producing and directing the children's TV 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.