Joan Ganz Cooney
Joan Ganz Cooney (born Joan Ganz on November 30, 1929) is an American television writer and producer. She is one of the founders of Sesame Workshop (formerly Children's Television Workshop or CTW), the organization famous for the creation of the children's television show Sesame Street, which was also co-created by her. Cooney grew up in Phoenix and earned a B.A. degree in education from the University of Arizona in 1951. After working for the State Department in Washington, D.C. and as a journalist in Phoenix, she worked as a publicist for television and production companies in New York City. In 1961, she became interested in working for educational television, and became a documentary producer for New York's first educational TV station WNET (Channel 13). Many of the programs she produced won local Emmys.
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Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 4.754 |
Birthday | 1929-11-30 |
Place of Birth | Phoenix, Arizona, USA |
Also Known As | Joan Ganz, |
2011
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
7.23/141
Beloved by children of all ages around the world, Elmo is an international icon. Few people know his creator, Kevin Clash, who dreamed of working with...
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2015
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
7.462/38
A documentary about Caroll Spinney who has been Sesame Street's Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch since 1969. At 78-years-old, he has no intention of stop...
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I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
1990
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
10/1
A television special broadcast on PBS in honor of composer, songwriter, pianist, television writer and lyricist Joe Raposo after he passed away.
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Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
2006
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits
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2021
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
7.429/21
Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth of the most influential children's show in television history. From the iconic furry characters...
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Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
1969
Sesame Street Pitch Reel
0/0
Rowlf the Dog presents the concept of the revolutionary educational children's show, Sesame Street (1969), to Kermit the Frog.
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