Interview Tony Geiss In his one-and-a-half-hour interview, writer Tony Geiss (1924-2011) speaks in great detail about his 28-year association as a writer of the classic children's series Sesame Street . He describes the basics of writing for the show, the importance of research, and his composition of the show's...
Interview Danny Epstein In his 75-minute interview, Danny Epstein (1925-2010) talks about his 35-year association with Sesame Street as manager of the show's music services department. Epstein, a founding member of the series creative team, speaks of his service to the show, which began under the guiding force of composer...
Interview Loretta Long In her one-and-a-half-hour interview, Loretta Long talks about her role as "Susan" on the classic children's series Sesame Street , which she had played continuously for the entire 35-year run of the show up to the time of the interview. She describes her early years growing up on a farm and having...
Interview Lewis Bernstein In his one-hour interview, Dr. Lewis Bernstein talks about his early interest in teaching children and his education in the United States and Israel. He describes how he landed a job as a research fellow on Sesame Street in 1972, and chronicles the many stages of his career at the Sesame Workshop,...
Interview Lloyd Morrisett In his two-hour interview, Lloyd Morrisett (1929-2023) discusses his background in psychology and getting a job at the Carnegie Foundation. He talks of the programs he oversaw that sought to benefit underprivileged children and overcome the education gap. He describes meeting Joan Ganz Cooney and...
