Changes: Judy Freudberg

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Judy Freudberg (1949 - June 10, 2012) started her career with Sesame Street in Season 3 as a script typist, and became a writer by Season 7. In 1985, she co-wrote the first Sesame Street theatrical feature, Follow That Bird, with Tony Geiss. She co-created the Elmo's World segment and served as its head writer.

Celebrities for whom she wrote sketches on Sesame Street include Whoopi Goldberg, Lily Tomlin, Bill Irwin, B.B. King, Jodie Foster, Ellen DeGeneres, Maya Angelou, Michael Jeter, Shari Lewis, Gregory Hines and Susan Sarandon.^[1]

Freudberg graduated from Syracuse University in 1971 with a bachelor's degree in speech and dramatic arts.^[2] Her other credits, often co-writing with Geiss, include the animated feature films The Land Before Time and An American Tail for Steven Spielberg, and The Upside Down Show for Nickelodeon.

Credits

Writer

Sesame Street - 1975 - 2010
Sesame Street: 20 and Still Counting
Follow That Bird
Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake
Elmo's World
Elmo's World: Wild Wild West! (Emmy Award nomination with Molly Boylan)
The Street We Live On
Zoe's Dance Moves
Elmo Visits the Fire House
Three Bears and a New Baby
Friends to the Rescue
Elmo Visits the Doctor
Abby's Flying Fairy School

Books

Songs

Sources

↑ "Judy Freudberg, Writer on 'Sesame Street' for Nearly Four Decades, Dies at 63" by Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter 6/13/20
↑ Syracuse Alumni Journal Fall 2008

External links

Interview with Jessica Max Stein

[1] "Judy Freudberg, Writer on 'Sesame Street' for Nearly Four Decades, Dies at 63" by Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter 6/13/20

[2] Syracuse Alumni Journal Fall 2008

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 [[File:Judy_Freudberg_Elmo.jpg|thumb|300px|With [[Elmo]].]]
-'''Judy Freudberg''' (b. 1949 - June 10, 2012) started her career with ''[[Sesame Street]]'' in [[Season 3]] as a script typist, and became a writer by [[Season 7]]. In 1985, she co-wrote the first ''[[Sesame Street]]'' theatrical feature, ''[[Follow That Bird]]'', with [[Tony Geiss]]. She co-created the [[Elmo's World]] segment and served as its head writer.
+'''Judy Freudberg''' (1949 - June 10, 2012) started her career with ''[[Sesame Street]]'' in [[Season 3]] as a script typist, and became a writer by [[Season 7]]. In 1985, she co-wrote the first ''[[Sesame Street]]'' theatrical feature, ''[[Follow That Bird]]'', with [[Tony Geiss]]. She co-created the [[Elmo's World]] segment and served as its head writer.
 Celebrities for whom she wrote sketches on ''Sesame Street'' include [[Whoopi Goldberg]], [[Lily Tomlin]], [[Bill Irwin]], [[B.B. King]], [[Jodie Foster]], [[Ellen DeGeneres]], [[Maya Angelou]], [[Michael Jeter]], [[Shari Lewis]], [[Gregory Hines]] and [[Susan Sarandon]].<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/judy-freudberg-dies-sesame-street-elmo-337054 "Judy Freudberg, Writer on 'Sesame Street' for Nearly Four Decades, Dies at 63"] by Mike Barnes, ''The Hollywood Reporter'' 6/13/20</ref>
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 * ''Sesame Street'' - 1975 - 2010
 * ''[[Sesame Street: 20 and Still Counting]]''
+* ''[[Follow That Bird]]''
 * ''[[Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake]]''
 * ''[[Elmo's World]]''
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 * ''[[Friends to the Rescue]]''
 * ''[[Elmo Visits the Doctor]]''
+* ''[[Abby's Flying Fairy School]]''
 ===Books===
+<gallery orientation=portrait widths=209 spacing=small captionalign=center position=center>
-* ''[[The Many Faces of Ernie]]''
+Manyfaces.jpg|''[[The Many Faces of Ernie]]''|link=The Many Faces of Ernie
-* ''[[Vegetable Soup (book)|Vegetable Soup]]''
+VeggieSoup.jpg|''[[Vegetable Soup (book)|Vegetable Soup]]''|link=Vegetable Soup (book)
-* ''[[The Count Counts a Party]]''
+Book.countparty.jpg|''[[The Count Counts a Party]]''|link=The Count Counts a Party
-* ''[[Susan and Gordon Adopt a Baby]]''
+Book.susangordonadopt.jpg|''[[Susan and Gordon Adopt a Baby]]''|link=Susan and Gordon Adopt a Baby
-* ''[[Molly Moves to Sesame Street]]''
+Book.mollymoves.jpg|''[[Molly Moves to Sesame Street]]''|link=Molly Moves to Sesame Street
-* ''[[Story Land]]''
+Book.storyland.jpg|''[[Story Land]]''|link=Story Land
+</gallery>
 ===Songs===
-<gallery orientation=landscape>
+<gallery orientation=landscape widths=209 spacing=small captionalign=center position=center>
 Image:Song.BacksBusyTappin.jpg|[[Back Front Tap Rap]]|link=Back Front Tap Rap
 Image:Celeb.bbking.jpg|[[B.B. King (song)|B.B. King]]|link=B.B. King (song)
@@ Line 40: / Line 44: @@
 Image:IfElmoHadTeeth.jpg|[[If Elmo Had Teeth]]|link=If Elmo Had Teeth
 Image:RainingCookies.jpg|[[It Raining Cookies]]|link=It Raining Cookies
+Image:4229j.jpg|[[Jumping in Puddles]]|link=Jumping in Puddles
 Image:MurrayOvejita.jpg|[[Murray Has a Little Lamb|Murray Has a Little Lamb Theme]]|link=Murray Has a Little Lamb
 Image:Song.natashaslullabye.jpg|[[Natasha's Lullabye]]|link=Natasha's Lullabye
 Image:3525j.jpg|[[Perfect as a Pig]]|link=Perfect as a Pig
+Image:3161u.jpg|[[Silly Squirrel Dance]]|link=Silly Squirrel Dance
 Image:SnufflePolka.jpg|[[The Snuffleupagus Polka]]|link=The Snuffleupagus Polka
 Image:Supermorphinmegamonsters2.jpg|[[Super Morphin Mega Monsters|Super Morphin Mega Monsters Theme]]|link=Super Morphin Mega Monsters
+Image:4175h.jpg|[[Welcome Bug Song]]|link=Welcome Bug Song
 Image:4206g.jpg|[[Episode 4206|Wing in a Sling]]|link=Episode 4206
 Image:4203e.jpg|[[Worm Anthem]]|link=Worm Anthem

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