Sesame Street Co-Creator, Lloyd Morrisett, Passes Away

Lloyd Morrisett created Sesame Street in 1969.

Lloyd N. Morrisett, the co-founder of Sesame Workshop, formerly Children’s Television Workshop, has passed away. He was 93 years old. The nonprofit organization he co-founded was behind Sesame Street and over 50 years of award-winning television programs. Morrisett received his B.A. at Oberlin College, did graduate work in psychology at U.C.L.A., and earned his Ph.D. in experimental psychology at Yale University.

Sesame Workshop mourns the passing of our esteemed and beloved co-founder Lloyd N. Morrisett, PhD, who died at the age of 93. pic.twitter.com/I9cSez95Px
— Sesame Workshop (@SesameWorkshop) January 23, 2023

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