Lloyd Morrisett dies in US

Sesame Street co-creator Lloyd Morrisett has died. The creator of the children's show idea is 93 years old, Sesame Workshop has announced.

Morrisett was born in Oklahoma City in 1929. A teacher with a background in psychology, he was always on the lookout for new teaching methods, especially for children from families with no education.

He co-founded the non-profit organization Children's Television Workshop with Gantz Cooney in 1968, later renamed the Sesame Workshop. In 1969, the duo created Sesame Street, the American original of Sesame Street.

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