Thomas Skelton

Skelton, Thomas (b. 1927), lighting designer. Born in Bridgetown, Maine, and educated at Middlebury College, he apprenticed to Jean Rosenthal before making his Manhattan design debut in 1958. In addition to many dance and regional theatre productions, Skelton has lit such New York productions as Oh, Dad, Poor, Dad (1963), Coco (1969), Purlie (1972), Death of a Salesman (1975), Shenandoah (1975), Richard III (1979), Show Boat (1983), The Iceman Cometh (1986), and A Few Good Men (1989).