Original sentence: Early success in persuading Doctor Who actors such as Patrick Troughton to appear as guests at American science fiction conventions inspired Pertwee to lobby for a radio version of the series after it was put on hiatus.Eventually, he became more aggressive in boosting projects that he favoured.His last association with the series was posthumous.Pertwee continued on the convention circuit and with his voice and television acting until his death, aged 76, from a heart attack whilst on holiday in the American state of Connecticut on May 20 1996 (some reports, however, place the location of his death in New York).Ultimately, Pertwee was successful in seeing the Third Doctor return to the airwaves with two audio productions for BBC Radio, The Paradise of Death and The Ghosts of N-Space
Edited sentence: " His last association with the series was posthumous.Doctor Who historians credit Pertwee with vision and drive in promoting conventions and pushing for the series to continue in radio dramas.Early success in persuading Doctor Who actors such as Patrick Troughton to appear as guests at American science fiction conventions induced Pertwee to seek a radio version of the series after it was put on hiatus.Eventually, he became more aggressive in boosting projects that he favored.In the final years of his life, he earned the title of being the "Elder Statesman of Doctor Who.Pertwee continued the convention circuit and voice and television acting until his death, aged 76, from a heart attack whilst on holiday in the American state of Connecticut on May 20 1996 (some reports, however, place the location of his death in New York).Ultimately, Pertwee was successful in seeing the Third Doctor return to the air waves with the launch of Paradise of Death on BBC national radio, in a run successful enough to assure future productions