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| ⚫ | '''Tony Geiss''' (November 16, 1924 - January 21, 2011) was a staff writer and songwriter for ''[[Sesame Street]]'' and related productions, often teamed with [[Judy Freudberg]]. Geiss conceptualized [[the Honkers]] (based on his own childhood habit of honking his nose)<ref>Children's Television Workshop. Biographical Sketches. 1983</ref> and [[Abby Cadabby]].<ref>Susan Dominus, "A Girly-Girl Joins the 'Sesame' Boys", ''The New York Times'', 6 August 2006.</ref> |
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| ⚫ | '''Tony Geiss''' (1924-2011) was a staff writer and songwriter for ''[[Sesame Street]]'' and related productions, often teamed with [[Judy Freudberg]]. Geiss conceptualized [[the Honkers]] (based on his own childhood habit of honking his nose |
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Geiss' early TV career was spent in [[London]] scripting ''The David Frost Show'', and first joined [[Sesame Workshop|Children's Television Workshop]] as a writer on the health series ''Feelin' Good''. He also scripted television specials and revues for the likes of [[Dick Cavett]] and [[Bill Cosby]]. In the 1980s, after scripting ''[[Follow That Bird]]'' as his cinematic debut, Geiss and Freudberg co-wrote the Don Bluth animated features ''An American Tail'' and ''The Land Before Time''. He was also credited as head writer for several ''Sesame Street'' home videos. |
Geiss' early TV career was spent in [[London]] scripting ''The David Frost Show'', and first joined [[Sesame Workshop|Children's Television Workshop]] as a writer on the health series ''Feelin' Good''. He also scripted television specials and revues for the likes of [[Dick Cavett]] and [[Bill Cosby]]. In the 1980s, after scripting ''[[Follow That Bird]]'' as his cinematic debut, Geiss and Freudberg co-wrote the Don Bluth animated features ''An American Tail'' and ''The Land Before Time''. He was also credited as head writer for several ''Sesame Street'' home videos. |
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| + | Geiss' father Anthony Geiss was a painter and an animator, while mother Marjorie Thirer was a press agent. Geiss grew up in Greenwich Village, spending two years as a radar technician for the US Navy, before attending Cornell University from 1943 to 1946. He began acting in theatre productions in his freshman year, and met his wife Phyllis Eisen on campus. |
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==Composer Credits== |
==Composer Credits== |
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Image:Song.alliwant.jpg|[[All I Want for Christmas Is You]] |
Image:Song.alliwant.jpg|[[All I Want for Christmas Is You]] |
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Image:Aloneinaswamp.jpg|[[Alone in a Swamp]] |
Image:Aloneinaswamp.jpg|[[Alone in a Swamp]] |
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Image:BayouCountin.jpg|[[Counting Bayou Fives]] |
Image:BayouCountin.jpg|[[Counting Bayou Fives]] |
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Image:1037m.jpg|[[Different People, Different Ways]] |
Image:1037m.jpg|[[Different People, Different Ways]] |
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| + | Image:3603BobZoe.jpg|[[Different Street]] |
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Image:DiscoD.jpg|[[Disco D]] |
Image:DiscoD.jpg|[[Disco D]] |
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| + | Image:DoSomething.jpg|[[Do Something]] |
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File:3145l.jpg|[[Doing the Penguin]] |
File:3145l.jpg|[[Doing the Penguin]] |
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Image:Cookieangels.jpg|[[Don't Eat the Pictures (song)|Don't Eat the Pictures]] |
Image:Cookieangels.jpg|[[Don't Eat the Pictures (song)|Don't Eat the Pictures]] |
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| + | Image:DustingSong.jpg|[[The Dusting Song]] |
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| + | Image:EarthRainMud.jpg|[[Earth, Rain and Mud]] |
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Image:8 balls of fur.JPG|[[Eight Balls of Fur]] |
Image:8 balls of fur.JPG|[[Eight Balls of Fur]] |
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Image:Elmo'sSong.jpg|[[Elmo's Song]] |
Image:Elmo'sSong.jpg|[[Elmo's Song]] |
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File:ElmoCanFly.jpg|[[Elmo Can Fly]] |
File:ElmoCanFly.jpg|[[Elmo Can Fly]] |
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| + | Image:DoingThisDance02.jpg|[[Everybody's Doin' This Dance]] |
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| + | Image:4109g.jpg|[[Everyone Needs a Friend]] |
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| + | BB.Snuffy.thinkingofsomeone.jpg|[[Exactly Like You]] |
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| + | Image:FindAHusband.jpg|[[Find-a-Husband Ball]] |
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Image:3136w.jpg|[[Fixin' My Hair]] |
Image:3136w.jpg|[[Fixin' My Hair]] |
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| + | 4119zf.jpg|[[Food Song]] |
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Image:Frogsoftheglen.jpg|[[The Frogs in the Glen]] |
Image:Frogsoftheglen.jpg|[[The Frogs in the Glen]] |
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Image:Song.frogyear.jpg|[[Frog of the Year]] |
Image:Song.frogyear.jpg|[[Frog of the Year]] |
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Image:Cookiegingerbreadman.jpg|[[Gingerbread Man]] |
Image:Cookiegingerbreadman.jpg|[[Gingerbread Man]] |
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| + | GiveYourFriendanEasterEggforChristmas.jpg|[[Give Your Friend an Easter Egg for Christmas]] |
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Image:GoodbyeLittleCookie.jpg|[[Goodbye, Little Cookie]] |
Image:GoodbyeLittleCookie.jpg|[[Goodbye, Little Cookie]] |
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Image:Mrsun.jpg|[[Good Morning, Mister Sun]] |
Image:Mrsun.jpg|[[Good Morning, Mister Sun]] |
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| + | Grandmassong.jpg|[[Grandmas]] |
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Image:3845k.jpg|[[Great Big Beautiful World]] |
Image:3845k.jpg|[[Great Big Beautiful World]] |
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+ | Image:CTW1976IloveTrashGrouchLullaby.jpg|[[The Grouch's Lullaby]] |
Image:Song.groverworksong.jpg|[[Grover Work Song]] |
Image:Song.groverworksong.jpg|[[Grover Work Song]] |
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Image:HonkAroundtheClock.jpg|[[Honk Around the Clock]] |
Image:HonkAroundtheClock.jpg|[[Honk Around the Clock]] |
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Image:4173n.jpg|[[I Don't Wanna Be a Prince]] |
Image:4173n.jpg|[[I Don't Wanna Be a Prince]] |
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Image:Igottabeclean.jpg|[[I Gotta Be Clean]] |
Image:Igottabeclean.jpg|[[I Gotta Be Clean]] |
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| − | Image:4135-abbysong.jpg|[[I Love Words]] |
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Image:Sgrover.armor.jpg|[[I Want to Be Your Friend]] |
Image:Sgrover.armor.jpg|[[I Want to Be Your Friend]] |
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| + | Image:Cloud02.jpg|[[If I Was a Cloud in the Sky]] |
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| + | Image:GoToTheBall.jpg|[[If Elmo Could Go to the Ball]] |
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File:Song.ilalphabetto.jpg|[[Il Alphabetto]] |
File:Song.ilalphabetto.jpg|[[Il Alphabetto]] |
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Image:3977e.jpg|[[It's All Right to Cry]] |
Image:3977e.jpg|[[It's All Right to Cry]] |
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Image:ProudtoBeaCow.jpg|[[I'm Proud to Be a Cow]] |
Image:ProudtoBeaCow.jpg|[[I'm Proud to Be a Cow]] |
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| + | BJMMOscar.jpg|[[Just the Way You Are (song)|Just the Way You Are]] (spoof lyrics) |
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Image:Song.cleanpigeons.jpg|[[Keep the Park Clean for the Pigeons]] |
Image:Song.cleanpigeons.jpg|[[Keep the Park Clean for the Pigeons]] |
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Image:Song.kidswithwings.jpg|[[Kids With Wings]] |
Image:Song.kidswithwings.jpg|[[Kids With Wings]] |
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Image:Song.lambaba.jpg|[[Lambaba]] |
Image:Song.lambaba.jpg|[[Lambaba]] |
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| + | LetsGoTubbin.jpg|[[Let's Go Tubbin' Today]] |
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| + | Image:LetterofDayPageant2.jpg|[[Letter of the Day Pageant|Letter of the Day]] |
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Image:Song.furryshadow.jpg|[[My Furry Little Shadow]] |
Image:Song.furryshadow.jpg|[[My Furry Little Shadow]] |
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Image:OneThingLeadstoAnother.jpg|[[One Thing Leads to Another]] |
Image:OneThingLeadstoAnother.jpg|[[One Thing Leads to Another]] |
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| + | Image:Pastasong.jpg|[[Pasta]] |
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File:SESAME STREET LIVE AMATEUR COVER.JPG|[[Pigeon (song)|Pigeon]] |
File:SESAME STREET LIVE AMATEUR COVER.JPG|[[Pigeon (song)|Pigeon]] |
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Image:PigeonsonParade.jpg|[[Pigeons on Parade]] |
Image:PigeonsonParade.jpg|[[Pigeons on Parade]] |
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| + | 2486-02c.jpg|[[Plan Ahead]] |
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Image:ReachYourHand.jpg|[[Reach Your Hand Up High]] |
Image:ReachYourHand.jpg|[[Reach Your Hand Up High]] |
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| + | Image:BBZoe.ReadMe2.jpg|[[Read Me a Story]] |
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Image:Grover again.JPG|[[Sing After Me]] |
Image:Grover again.JPG|[[Sing After Me]] |
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Image:Folge2269-9.jpg|[[Sixteen Samba]] |
Image:Folge2269-9.jpg|[[Sixteen Samba]] |
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Image:Song.trashrainbow.jpg|[[There's a Big Heap of Trash at the End of the Rainbow]] |
Image:Song.trashrainbow.jpg|[[There's a Big Heap of Trash at the End of the Rainbow]] |
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Image:ThinkingOfU.jpg|[[Thinking of U]] |
Image:ThinkingOfU.jpg|[[Thinking of U]] |
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| + | 2495e.jpg|[[This Old Chair]] |
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Image:ThreeSidesNow.jpg|[[Three Sides Now]] |
Image:ThreeSidesNow.jpg|[[Three Sides Now]] |
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File:BestOfOscar.jpg|[[The Things I Love]] |
File:BestOfOscar.jpg|[[The Things I Love]] |
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Image:Song.transpolka.jpg|[[The Transylvania Polka]] |
Image:Song.transpolka.jpg|[[The Transylvania Polka]] |
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| + | VegetableLion.jpg|[[Vegetable Lion]] |
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File:PDarton.BusStopSign.jpg|[[Waitin' at the Bus Stop Sign for You]] |
File:PDarton.BusStopSign.jpg|[[Waitin' at the Bus Stop Sign for You]] |
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Image:WalkinDownMyStreet.jpg|[[Walkin' Down My Street]] |
Image:WalkinDownMyStreet.jpg|[[Walkin' Down My Street]] |
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Image:Song.WeAreAllMonsters.jpg|[[We Are All Monsters]] |
Image:Song.WeAreAllMonsters.jpg|[[We Are All Monsters]] |
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| + | Image:WeCoulda.jpg|[[We Coulda]] |
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Image:Song.whatagift.jpg|[[What a Gift]] |
Image:Song.whatagift.jpg|[[What a Gift]] |
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+ | Image:2257zb.jpg|[[When I Listen]] |
| + | Image:WonderfulMe.jpg|[[Wonderful Me (Big Bird song)|Wonderful Me]] |
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| + | BePatient.jpg|[[You Gotta Be Patient (To Be a Patient)]] |
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==Interviews== |
==Interviews== |
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| − | The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Foundation interviewed Geiss in 2004 for the Archive of American Television. The hour and a half interview was posted on YouTube in 2008. |
+ | The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Foundation interviewed Geiss in 2004 for [[the Archive of American Television]]. The hour and a half interview was posted on [[YouTube]] in 2008. |
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| − | Video:Tony Geiss - Archive Interview Part 1 of 3|part 1 |
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| + | * Joseph Berger, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/31/arts/television/31geiss.html?_r=1 Tony Geiss, 86, Writer for ‘Sesame Street,’ Dies]", ''The New York Times'', January 30, 2011. |
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Revision as of 22:27, 19 June 2014
Tony Geiss (November 16, 1924 - January 21, 2011) was a staff writer and songwriter for Sesame Street and related productions, often teamed with Judy Freudberg. Geiss conceptualized the Honkers (based on his own childhood habit of honking his nose)[1] and Abby Cadabby.[2]
Geiss' early TV career was spent in London scripting The David Frost Show, and first joined Children's Television Workshop as a writer on the health series Feelin' Good. He also scripted television specials and revues for the likes of Dick Cavett and Bill Cosby. In the 1980s, after scripting Follow That Bird as his cinematic debut, Geiss and Freudberg co-wrote the Don Bluth animated features An American Tail and The Land Before Time. He was also credited as head writer for several Sesame Street home videos.
Geiss' father Anthony Geiss was a painter and an animator, while mother Marjorie Thirer was a press agent. Geiss grew up in Greenwich Village, spending two years as a radar technician for the US Navy, before attending Cornell University from 1943 to 1946. He began acting in theatre productions in his freshman year, and met his wife Phyllis Eisen on campus.
Composer Credits
Just the Way You Are (spoof lyrics)
Writing Credits
- Sesame Street
- Don't Eat the Pictures
- Follow That Bird
- Sesame Street: 20 and Still Counting
- Sing-Along Earth Songs
- Elmo Saves Christmas
- The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
- CinderElmo
- Elmo's World segments: Dinosaurs, Doctors, Ears, Fish, Jumping, Penguins, School, Skin, Weather, Wild Animals
Books
- The Count Counts a Party
- Elmo Saves Christmas
- The Four Seasons
- Honk If You Like Honkers
- The Sesame Street Bedtime Storybook
- The Sesame Street Treasury Volume 4
- The Songs of Sesame Street in Poems and Pictures
- Susan and Gordon Adopt a Baby
- Vegetable Soup
Interviews
The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Foundation interviewed Geiss in 2004 for the Archive of American Television. The hour and a half interview was posted on YouTube in 2008.
Sources
External links
- Joseph Berger, "Tony Geiss, 86, Writer for ‘Sesame Street,’ Dies", The New York Times, January 30, 2011.