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Danger Mouse author Brian Trueman dies aged 92 as tributes pour in

The much-loved youngsters’s cartoon author Brian Trueman has died on the age of 92.

Tributes have began to pour in for the “absolute gentleman” who performed an iconic function in creating characters akin to Danger Mouse, Count Duckula, and The Wind In The Willows.

His devoted son Ben paid a heartfelt tribute to his father, stating: “He was clever, funny, resilient, an absolute gentleman, loving and loved. We will all miss him so much.”

Ben introduced his father’s passing, noting that he had loved “92 years of happy life”. Trueman was additionally recognised for being the voice behind lots of his characters.

Brian Trueman dies aged 92 as tributes paid to author of beloved youngsters’ cartoons from Danger Mouse to Count Duckula

Tributes have begun to flood in on social media for the much-loved persona. One person wrote: “Godspeed Brian Trueman, a true talent in TV & radio who’ll be fondly remembered.”

Another added: “He’s the greatest, he’s fantastic. Very sad news about Brian Trueman, whose CV and legacy is essentially making millions of us happy.”

Trueman was primarily identified for his work with the British animation studio, Cosgrove Hall, which pumped out hit works together with Noddy and Jamie and the Magic Torch.

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According to his IMDb web page, Trueman was credited for 79 episodes of the unique Danger Mouse collection, in addition to 4 from the 2015 remake which starred Alexander Armstrong and Stephen Fry.

The late author was additionally credited for 11 episodes of the legendary cartoon Count Duckula, which adopted the adventures of a vegetarian vampire obsessive about fame and wealth. Trueman additionally recieved 47 voice performing credit for the present over its 65 episodes, enjoying many background characters.

Brian was the genius behind Danger Mouse
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He was additionally the author and narrator of Cockleshell Bay, the long-lasting stop-motion TV present that ran on ITV at lunchtime from 1980 to 1986.

He is credited for work on Wallace and Gromit, each on the silver and small screens. According to IMDb, he was a author on Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers, in addition to a minimum of one episode of the Aardman present.

Before his time as a author, he labored as a newsreader and presenter at Granada Television, becoming a member of in 1957.

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