Jeremy Railton, R.I.P.

On almost every show I worked on for Sid and Marty Krofft, the main guy in charge of design — of sets or costumes or both — was a lovely and talented gent named Jeremy Railton. No matter how little money there was in the budget or how little time there was on the schedule, Jeremy would cobble up something that looked like he had unlimited time and money. That was because he had unlimited talent.

He was an Emmy winner who worked with just about everyone including Michael Jackson and Fleetwood Mac. He designed a lot of Pee-Wee's Playhouse and you had to be damned good and imaginative to come near that franchise. Online sources say he was 80 but they don't say what he died of.

I hadn't seen Jeremy in many years but I have only good thoughts about him. He was really good at what he did. InPark magazine has a lot more about him.