RIP Douglas S Cramer - he gave the world TV's best-known entertainment. And we ignored him.

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Yesterday I found myself watching a few minutes of The Love Boat. On screen came up a credit for series producer Douglas S. Cramer. Being very familiar with his name from countless on-screen credits over the years, I wondered why I didn't know more about him.

Today Douglas S. Kramer is dead.

A pure coincidence, obviously. But why don't we all know more ab…