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Resting place
  
Cremation

Name
  
Jon Stone


Role
  
Producer

Children
  
Polly Stone, Kate Stone

Born
  
April 13, 1931 (
1931-04-13
)

Cause of death
  
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Died
  
March 30, 1997, New York City, New York, United States

Spouse
  
Beverley Owen (m. 1964–1974)

Books
  
The Monster at the End of This Book: Starring Lovable, Furry Old Grover

Movies
  
Big Bird in China, Hey - Cinderella!, Big Bird in Japan, Elmo Says Boo!, Mr Willowby's Christma

Similar People
  
Joe Raposo, Lisa Simon, Emily Squires, Jeff Moss, Caroll Spinney

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Jon Stone (April 13, 1932 – March 30, 1997) was an American award-winning writer, director and producer, who was best known for being an original crew member on Sesame Street and is credited with helping develop characters such as Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird. Stone won 18 television Emmy Awards Many regard him as one of the best children's television writers.

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Biography

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. It was then that Stone began his work in children's television, as a writer for Captain Kangaroo before moving on to Sesame Street as writer and executive producer. He also worked on several other Muppet projects before and during his time on Sesame Street, and was the author of several children's books, particularly The Monster at the End of This Book, published by Random House as a Little Golden Book.

Producing and writing

Stone's earliest association with Jim Henson came in 1965, working on fairy tale projects 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 (who also worked on Hey, Cinderella!) to the attention of the Children's Television Workshop (now known as Sesame Workshop) president Joan Ganz Cooney when she started putting together Sesame Street. He wrote the pilot script, and was one of the three original producers of the program; he later served as an executive producer for many years.

Directing

Stone eventually became director of Sesame Street from 1969 until 1994. He also directed the 1995 Christmas special Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree.

Personal life

Stone was married to former actress Beverley Owen. The couple had two daughters before divorcing in 1974.

Stone died in New York, on March 30, 1997 of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Posthumously, a memorial bench on the Literary Walk in Central Park was dedicated to Stone. The bench is located directly to the right of a bench dedicated to Jim Henson. In his New York Times obituary, Joan Ganz Cooney describes Stone as "probably the most brilliant writer of children's television material in America."

References

Jon Stone Wikipedia


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