Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Sid Krofft, the children’s television producer behind such hits as H.R. Pufnstuf and Land of the Lost has died. He was 96. Krofft worked as a circus puppeteer before moving into television, where he worked closely with his brother Marty, who died in 2023 at the age of 86. Sid’s death was announced on his official Instagram account by his friend and business partner Kelly Killian, who wrote: “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 …