About Jon Stone
Jon Arthur Stone (April 13, 1931 – March 30, 1997) was an American television screenwriter, director, producer, and chlidren's author who was best known as an original crewmember on the children's television show Sesame Street. He is credited with helping to develop characters such as Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird. Stone won 18 television Emmy Awards and is regarded as one of the best children's television writers. == Biography == Stone was born on April 13, 1931, in New Haven, Connecticut to a physician. He attended Pomfret School and entered Williams College, graduating in 1952. Three years later, Stone received a master's degree from the Yale University School of Drama and joined a CBS training program. He began his work in children's television as a writer for Captain Kangaroo. Stone also worked on Kukla, Fran and Ollie before moving to Sesame Street as a writer and producer. Before and during his time on Sesame Street, Stone also worked on several other Muppets projects. Stone wrote several children's books, including The Monster at the End of This Book, published by Random House as a Little Golden Book.
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