Joan Ganz Cooney

TV Producer

Birthday November 30, 1929

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Phoenix, AZ

Age 95 years old

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About

Co-founder of the Children's Television Network who was responsible for creating Sesame Street, the long-running PBS show.

Before Fame

She attended the University of Arizona.

Trivia

She founded The Joan Gaez Cooney Center in 2007.

Family Life

She married Peter George Peterson.

Associated With

She met the inspirational leader Malcolm X.