Jon Stone

Born: 1931-04-13

Jon Arthur Stone (April 13, 1931 – March 30, 1997) was an American writer, director, and producer who was best known as an original crewmember on the children's television show Sesame Street and is credited with helping to develop characters such as Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird. Stone won 18 television Emmy Awards. Many regard him as among the best children's television writers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon Stone, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2021-04-23

Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth of the most influential children's show...

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The World of Jim Henson

as Self
Released: 1994-11-23

Episode of Great Performances about Jim Henson

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I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

as Self
Released: 2015-05-06

A documentary about Caroll Spinney who has been Sesame Street's Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch...

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Ripples

as Architect
Released: 1967-04-27

Ripples uses images cut together to visualize the mind's eye of an architect as he considers his...

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The Patty Duke Show

as Talent Scout
First aired: 1963-09-18

The Patty Duke Show is an American sitcom which ran on ABC from September 18, 1963 to April 27,...

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