E. Jay Krause, the Emmy-winning artwork director and set designer whose work has coloured the golden age of selection tv, died in Los Angeles, Calif. yesterday on the age of 98, Deadline has discovered.
Over the course of his three decade-spanning profession from the Nineteen Fifties by way of Eighties, Krause has designed units for over 180 productions, incomes popularity of his creative and stylish visible fashion. He was behind the look of TV specials that includes iconic performances by the likes of Bob Hope, Diana Ross, Mitzi Gaynor, the Jacksons and Rudolf Nureyev.
His unique units for NBC‘s ’60s-era daytime sport present The Hollywood Squares was immortalized at NBC Studios, whereas his ’70s-style psychedelic patterns emblematic of sketch comedy present Rowan & Martin’s Giggle-In have cemented their place within the popular culture lexicon. He acquired two Primetime Emmy Awards for Excellent Artwork Course: one for Mitzi’s 2nd Particular in 1970 and one other for Diana! in 1972.
In 1983, Krause based Omega Cinema Props, which grew to develop into one of many business’s largest unbiased prop homes, “providing a limiteless collection of residential, institutional and business props together with furnishings, equipment and lights of all durations and types,” per its web site. Alongside his spouse Doris, Krause spent greater than three many years sourcing uncommon and distinctive set dressing from all over the world, curating a set that continues to be integral to movie and tv productions at this time.
Identified to family and friends merely as Jay, Krause was a local Angeleno. He served with distinction within the U.S. Navy throughout World Warfare II, participating within the harrowing 82-day Battle of Okinawa. After his army service, he pursued his ardour for design at Pepperdine College and started his skilled profession at NBC in 1951.
He’s survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Carson and Barry Pritchard, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
