Origins & Early Life

Lloyd Newton Morrisett Jr. (November 2, 1929 – January 15, 2023) was an American experimental psychologist with a career in education, communications, and philanthropy. He was one of the founders of the Children's Television Workshop (now known as Sesame Workshop), the organization that created the children's television show Sesame Street, which Morrisett created with Joan Ganz Cooney from its debut from 1969 until his death in 2023. Lloyd Morrisett died on January 15th, 2023 of natural causes.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

Lloyd Morrisett was 93 years old. Morrisett was born on November 2, 1929, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the son of Jessie Watson and Lloyd Newton Morrisett Sr. Shortly afterward, the family moved to Yonkers, New York, to escape the hardships brought about by the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression. Afterwards the family relocated to Los Angeles, California, where Morrisett met Julian Ganz, a middle school classmate who would later introduce him to Joan Ganz Cooney, the future co-founder of Children's Television Workshop. Morrisett assumed he was headed for a life of academia like his father, a professor at UCLA.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

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