Lloyd Morrisett, a co-founder of Sesame Workshop and the man credited with starting “Sesame Street,” has passed away.
Sesame Workshop reported that Lloyd passed away on Monday, but no cause of death has been given. The institution that produced the ground-breaking television program “Sesame Street,” Children’s Television Workshop, was founded in 1968 by Lloyd and Joan Ganz Cooney. Sesame Workshop has since changed its name from CTW.
Sesame Workshop Co-Founder Lloyd Morrisett Dies At 93
Without Lloyd, according to Cooney, “Sesame Street” wouldn’t exist. “It was he who first came up with the notion of using television to teach preschoolers basic skills, such as letters and numbers.” When Lloyd saw how engrossed his 3-year-old daughter Sarah was with the family TV in December 1965, he got the idea that perhaps television could be used to educate children. A few months later, he asked Cooney the same issue at a dinner party, and they both agreed that “Sesame Street” was the solution.
Sesame Workshop is remembering Lloyd as “a wise, thoughtful, and above all kind leader”. They also described him as “fascinated by the power of technology and constantly thinking about new ways it could be used to educate.”
We wish the best for his family and he will be greatly remembered for his contributions to the Sesame Workshop. Rest in peace, Lloyd.
He was 93 years old.
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