Joan Ganz Cooney
Production
Born: 1929-11-30 · Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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 journa
🎬 Movies (12)
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
Self (archive footage)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021
Self
Knife Skills
2017
Executive Producer
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
2015
Self
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
2011
Self
Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 3 (1979-1984)
2008
Creator
Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 2 (1974-1979)
2008
Creator
Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 1 (1969-1974)
2008
Creator
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits
2006
Self
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
1990
Self
Follow That Bird
1985
Executive Producer
Sesame Street Pitch Reel
1969
Self
