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The experimental psychologist - who co-created the children's TV show with Joan Ganz Cooney - passed away on Monday (23.01.23), with the news being announced by Sesame Workshop, the non-profit organisation that he founded
Sparked in part by the civil rights movement, the show aimed to teach children basic skills. His hope was to "help those children who would otherwise not succeed in school do better," he said.
Sesame Street co-creator Lloyd Morrisett has died at the age of 93. The experimental psychologist — who co-created the children's TV show with Joan Ganz Cooney — passed away on Monday (Jan 23), with the news being announced by Sesame Workshop, the non-profit organisation that he founded. A statement read: "Sesame Workshop mourns the passing of our esteemed and beloved...
His observations about his 3-year-old daughter’s viewing habits led him to join Joan Ganz Cooney in creating a program that revolutionized children’s television.
The experimental educator teamed up with television producer Joan Ganz Cooney to create Sesame Street after seeing his daughter interact with a TV