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Joan Ganz Cooney

Joan Ganz Cooney
  • Name: Joan Ganz Cooney
  • Birthday: 1929-11-30
  • Also known as: Joan Ganz
  • Place of birth: Phoenix, Arizona, USA
  • Popularity: 1.071
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

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Title Release date
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