Lloyd Newton Morrisett Jr. was an American experimental psychologist, born in Oklahoma City on 2 November 1929 and died on 15 January 2023, who built a career across education, communications and philanthropy. He was one of the founders of the Children's Television Workshop, now Sesame Workshop, and created the children's television show Sesame Street together with Joan Ganz Cooney. Sesame Street first aired in 1969, and Morrisett remained associated with it until his death, making him a key figure in educational television.
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was an American experimental psychologist with a career in education, communications, and philanthropy
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was created by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett
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It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000) and was created by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett.
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