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 producer for New York's first educational TV station WNET (Channel 13). Many of the programs she produced won local Emmys. (From Wikipedia)

Known For

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

as Self

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

as Self

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

as Self

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

as Self

The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits

as Self

Sesame Street Pitch Reel

as Self