Edith Zornow

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Edith Zornow (March 21, 1919 - November 13, 1991) was an American television producer and author.[1] She won an Emmy in 1964 for The Art of Film, a show hosted by Stanley Kauffmann.[2]

Career[edit]

She was a producer at WNDT-TV. In 1970, she joined the Children's Television Workshop.[3] She started work during the first season of Sesame Street where she "helped to define the look of the show, which relies heavily on animation.”[2]

She was the animation producer for Sesame Street and The Electric Company.[2] She was producer for Teeny Little Super Guy.[4]

Books[edit]

  • With Ruth M Goldstein, The Screen image of youth: movies about children and adolescents (Scarecrow Press, 1980)
  • With Ruth M Goldstein, Movies for kids: a guide for parents and teachers on the entertainment film for children (Ungar, 1980)
  • With Ruth M Goldstein, Movies for kids: a guide for parents and teachers on the entertainment film for children 9 to 13 (Discus Books, 1973)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Service, New Times News. "CHILDREN'S TV PIONEER EDITH ZORNOW, 72, DIES". Greensboro News and Record. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Collins, Glenn (November 14, 1991). "Edith Zornow, 72, Animation Producer For 'Sesame Street'". The New York Times. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "EDITH ZORNOW; HELPED DEVELOP `SESAME STREET`". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  4. ^ Sabine, Jess (May 7, 2021). "The making of Teeny Little Super Guy". Boing Boing. Retrieved February 25, 2022.

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