John Thirtle

John Thirtle (1948-1995) was a British puppeteer and puppet builder who worked on The Dark Crystal as part of the Skeksis fabrication team. He was an additional Muppet performer on The Muppet Christmas Carol and Muppet Treasure Island.
 
Thirtle, along with Ian Allen, formed Playboard Puppets, which initially did stage shows and later branched into television. Thirtle performed and built characters on their series Button Moon. On the later series The Spooks of Bottle Bay, he also produced and built sets. Other puppetry credits include Spitting Image and the Doctor Who story "The Stones of Blood."
==External links==
*Obituary - The Independent
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