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Jon Stone (1931-2007) was an American writer, director, and producer who helped create and develop characters for Sesame Street. He also worked on other Muppets projects, children's books, and specials, and won 18 Emmy Awards.
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Jon Stone (April 13, 1931 - March 30, 1997), was an Emmy-winning writer, director, and producer who was involved in the creation of Sesame Street and continued to work on the show until shortly before his death.
Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Stone graduated from Williams College in 1952. He received a master's degree from the Yale University School of Drama in 1955, at which time he joined a CBS training program. Before helping to create Sesame Street, he worked on the popular children's television show Captain Kangaroo for CBS. He also worked on several other Muppet projects before and during his time on Sesame Street, and was the author of several books, including the popular The Monster at the End of This Book. He was married for 9 years to actress Beverly Owen.
Stone's earliest association with Jim Henson came in 1965, working on fairy tale projects, along with writer Tom Whedon, such as a proposed Snow White series. This was turned into a Cinderella pilot, which was shot in October of that year but never aired, and eventually became Hey Cinderella!. Stone also appeared in Henson's 1967 short film Ripples, as an introspective architect.
In 1968, Stone brought Henson and Joe Raposo to the attention of CTW president Joan Ganz Cooney when she started putting together Sesame Street. Stone wrote the pilot script, and was one of the three original producers of the program in addition to serving as head writer for the first season. He later became executive producer for seasons 4 through 9.
During a 1980 trip to Sesame Street's German co-production Sesamstrasse, Stone appeared on the show's 750th episode, together with Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Kermit Love and Caroll Spinney's wife Debra Spinney.
In a 1999 article, Children's Television Workshop Director of Research Edward L. Palmer recalled how Stone approached writing for Sesame Street in the early days of the production:
Following Stone's death, a bench on the Literary Walk in Central Park was dedicated to him. The bench is directly to the right of the bench dedicated to Jim Henson.
Executive Producer:
•Sesame Street - seasons 4-9
•Christmas Eve on
Producer:
•Sesame Street - seasons 1-3
•The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence - co-producer
1.Jon Stone obituary by Lawrence Van Gelder, The New York Times, April 1, 1997.
2."The Beginnings of Sesame Street Research", Edward L. Palmer with Shalom M. Fisch, chapter 1 of G is for Growing: Thirty Years of Research on Children and Sesame Street, 2001.
Jon Stone (1931-1997) was a writer, director, and producer who helped to create Sesame Street and many of its Muppet characters. He also worked on other children's shows, books, and films, and received several awards and honors.
Jon Stone (1931-1997) was a TV and film professional who worked on Sesame Street for over 30 years. He won 7 Primetime Emmys and wrote, produced and directed hundreds of episodes, videos and specials featuring the Muppets and human cast.
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Apr 4, 1997 · Jon Stone was a TV writer, producer and director who won 18 Emmy awards and helped create the iconic Muppets for “Sesame Street”. He died in 1997 of complications from Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Sep 4, 2024 · Jon Stone, co-creator and Emmy Award-winning writer, producer and director of "Sesame Street," died Sunday in Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan. He was 65.
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Mar 30, 1997 · Jon Stone was an original crewmember on Sesame Street and helped create Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird. He won 18 Emmy Awards and worked on various Sesame Street specials and spin-offs.
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