Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1931-04-13
Deathday
1997-03-30
Place of Birth
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Jon Stone
Biography
Jon Arthur Stone (April 13, 1931 – March 30, 1997) was an American writer, director, and producer who was best known as an original crewmember on the children's television show Sesame Street and is credited with helping to develop characters such as Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird. Stone won 18 television Emmy Awards. Many regard him as among the best children's television writers.
Known For
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
as Self
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Self (archive footage)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage)
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
as Santa Claus (voice) (uncredited)
The Patty Duke Show
as Talent Scout
Ripples
as Architect
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
as Intercom Announcer (voice)
The World of Jim Henson
as Self
Creature of Comfort
Muppet Breaker Upper
as Announcer for "The Five Basic Rules of Selling" (voice)