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.


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Jim Henson Idea Man

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2024-05-18

Featuring unprecedented access to Jim Henson's personal archives, filmmaker Ron Howard brings us...

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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

In this episode of PBS' Great Performances, the history and legacy of puppeteer Jim Henson is...

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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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Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

as Santa Claus (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1978-12-03

Big Bird worries when Oscar tells him that if Santa Claus can't fit down the chimney on...

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Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

as Intercom Announcer (voice)
Released: 1983-11-16

As the Metropolitan Museum of Art closes, Big Bird decides to leave his Sesame Street friends...

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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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