LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Funeral services were pending Monday for Sid Krofft, who, along with his brother Marty, created classic children’s programs including “Land of the Lost,” “H.R. Pufnstuff” and “Sigmund and the Sea Monsters.”
Krofft died Friday of natural causes at age 96 at the Los Angeles home of his friend and business partner Kelly Killian, his publicist Adam Fenton said in a statement to media outlets.
On Krofft’s Instagram page, Killian wrote Monday, “I loved Sid with my whole heart. The last six years of my life were devoted to him, and his to me. In that time, he taught me more than I could ever put into words — about the art of Hollywood, the magic of the stage, and the depth and complexity of human nature. I wish so very much that I had more time with him.
“There is no way I could ever repay the life lessons he gave me, both the beautiful and the difficult,” Killian wrote. “Even now, I find myself instinctively checking in on him, walking into a room ready to ask him a question about a piece of history or a person that no longer exists. I didn’t know Sid for his shows — I only knew the man who created them. And that man was extraordinary.
“Last Thursday night, he grabbed my arm and said, `Kelly, I need you to know something — I love you.’ Those words will stay with me forever. I will miss his big blue eyes, his cheerful smile with his dimples, and the warmth that seemed to follow him everywhere he went. That man embodied love, life, and happiness — right to the very end. I love you more, Sid. Always.”
Krofft’s brother, Marty, died in 2023 at age 86.
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