Sesame Street creator and Sesame Workshop co-founder Lloyd Morrisett dead at 93… as cause of death has yet to be revealed
Lloyd Morrisett – who co-founded Sesame Workshop and founded Sesame Street – has passed away aged 93 on Monday.
The Sesame Workshop Instagram account revealed the sad news on Tuesday but did not reveal a cause of death.
It was posted with a statement which read: ‘Sesame Workshop mourns the passing of our esteemed and beloved co-founder Lloyd N. Morrisett, PhD, who died at the age of 93.
Icon: Lloyd Morrisett – who co-founded Sesame Workshop and founded Sesame Street – has passed away aged 93
‘A Lifetime Honorary Trustee, Lloyd leaves an outsized and indelible legacy among generations of children the world over, with Sesame Street only the most visible tribute to a lifetime of good work and lasting impact.
‘A wise, thoughtful, and above all kind leader of the Workshop for decades, Lloyd was fascinated by the power of technology and constantly thinking about new ways it could be used to educate.’
He along with Joan Ganz Cooney founded the Sesame Workshop in May 1968 as the statement ended with a quote from his 93-year-old former business partner.
It was posted with a statement which began: ‘Sesame Workshop mourns the passing of our esteemed and beloved co-founder Lloyd N. Morrisett, PhD, who died at the age of 93’
It concluded: ‘Joan Ganz Cooney, his co-founder and close friend, put it best. “Without Lloyd Morrisett, there would be no Sesame Street. It was he who first came up with the notion of using television to teach preschoolers basic skills, such as letters and numbers. He was a trusted partner and loyal friend to me for over fifty years, and he will be sorely missed.”‘
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