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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)<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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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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| − | + | AtTheBusStopSign.jpg|[[At the Bus Stop Sign]] |
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File:Song.HeyBaby.jpg|[[Baby, You're So Smart]] |
File:Song.HeyBaby.jpg|[[Baby, You're So Smart]] |
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| + | Song.friends.jpg|[[Because We're Friends]] |
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Image:1056a.jpg|[[Big Brass Band]] |
Image:1056a.jpg|[[Big Brass Band]] |
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Image:Song.boogiepiggies.jpg|[[The Boogie-Woogie Piggies]] |
Image:Song.boogiepiggies.jpg|[[The Boogie-Woogie Piggies]] |
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| + | Briefhistory05.jpg|[[A Brief History of Motion Pictures]] |
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| + | image:Brokenandbeautiful.jpg|[[Broken and Beautiful]] |
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Image:Song.brothersandsisters.jpg|[[Brothers and Sisters]] |
Image:Song.brothersandsisters.jpg|[[Brothers and Sisters]] |
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File:WindyMuppets.jpg|[[Caribbean Air]] |
File:WindyMuppets.jpg|[[Caribbean Air]] |
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Image:BayouCountin.jpg|[[Counting Bayou Fives]] |
Image:BayouCountin.jpg|[[Counting Bayou Fives]] |
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| + | PrairieTyne.jpg|[[Different (Geiss)|Different]] |
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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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| + | Sesame-st-film-festival pdp.jpg|[[Don't Forget to Watch the Movie]] |
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| + | Image:DustingSong.jpg|[[The Dusting Song]] |
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Image:EarthRainMud.jpg|[[Earth, Rain and Mud]] |
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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| + | 4137zh.jpg|[[Get Up! Get Out!]] |
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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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| + | GoinToKyoto.jpg|[[Going to Kyoto]] |
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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:CTW1976IloveTrashGrouchLullaby.jpg|[[The Grouch's Lullaby]] |
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Image:Song.groverworksong.jpg|[[Grover Work Song]] |
Image:Song.groverworksong.jpg|[[Grover Work Song]] |
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| + | Journaljapan04.jpg|[[Homesick (Geiss)|Homesick]] |
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Image:HonkAroundtheClock.jpg|[[Honk Around the Clock]] |
Image:HonkAroundtheClock.jpg|[[Honk Around the Clock]] |
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| + | Horse-Sense.jpg|[[Horse Sense]] |
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| + | Grovermarchingband.jpg|[[I Am Not Afraid]] |
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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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| + | 4072t.jpg|[[I Laugh When I'm Happy]] |
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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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| + | Imabiggirlnow.jpg|[[Little Sister is a Big Girl Now]] |
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| + | image:Motherandchildren.jpg|[[Mothers and Children]] |
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Image:Song.furryshadow.jpg|[[My Furry Little Shadow]] |
Image:Song.furryshadow.jpg|[[My Furry Little Shadow]] |
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| + | Nearandfar2.JPG|[[Near Far Monsters]] |
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Image:OneThingLeadstoAnother.jpg|[[One Thing Leads to Another]] |
Image:OneThingLeadstoAnother.jpg|[[One Thing Leads to Another]] |
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| + | 4140-trashtime.jpg|[[Oscar's Trashtime Band]] |
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Image:Pastasong.jpg|[[Pasta]] |
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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| + | 1707g.jpg|[[Postcard Song]] |
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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]] |
Image:BBZoe.ReadMe2.jpg|[[Read Me a Story]] |
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Image:Folge2269-9.jpg|[[Sixteen Samba]] |
Image:Folge2269-9.jpg|[[Sixteen Samba]] |
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Image:Songfortwo.jpg|[[Song for Two]] |
Image:Songfortwo.jpg|[[Song for Two]] |
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| + | Image:Song-Of-Forgetful.jpg|[[Song of Forgetful Jones]] |
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Image:3141y.jpg|[[Take Care of That Smile]] |
Image:3141y.jpg|[[Take Care of That Smile]] |
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Image:Song.thatswhatfriendsarefor.jpg|[[That's What Friends Are For]] |
Image:Song.thatswhatfriendsarefor.jpg|[[That's What Friends Are For]] |
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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]] |
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:2257zb.jpg|[[When I Listen]] |
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Image:WonderfulMe.jpg|[[Wonderful Me (Big Bird song)|Wonderful Me]] |
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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| + | image:Goingtobeastar.jpg|[[You're Gonna Be a Star]] |
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| + | 1575-06.jpg|[[You're My Friend]] |
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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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* 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. |
* 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 15:10, 19 September 2015
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.