People
Joan Ganz Cooney
Biography:
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... Read More
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street as Self | 2021-04-23 |
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story as Self | 2015-05-06 |
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey as Self | 2011-10-21 |
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits as Self | 2006-11-25 |
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music as Self | 1990-05-16 |
Sesame Street Pitch Reel as Self | 1969-09-01 |