Edith Zornow (March 21, 1919 – November 13, 1991) was an American television producer and author.[1] She won an Emmy in 1964 for The Art of Film, a show hosted by Stanley Kauffmann.[2]
Career
editShe was a producer at WNDT-TV. In 1970, she joined the Children's Television Workshop.[3] She started work during the first season of Sesame Street where she "helped to define the look of the show, which relies heavily on animation.”[2]
She was the animation producer for Sesame Street and The Electric Company.[2] She was producer for Teeny Little Super Guy.[4]
Books
edit- With Ruth M Goldstein, The Screen image of youth: movies about children and adolescents (Scarecrow Press, 1980)
- With Ruth M Goldstein, Movies for kids: a guide for parents and teachers on the entertainment film for children (Ungar, 1980)
- With Ruth M Goldstein, Movies for kids: a guide for parents and teachers on the entertainment film for children 9 to 13 (Discus Books, 1973)
References
edit- ^ Service, New Times News (November 26, 1991). "CHILDREN'S TV PIONEER EDITH ZORNOW, 72, DIES". Greensboro News and Record. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- ^ a b c Collins, Glenn (November 14, 1991). "Edith Zornow, 72, Animation Producer For 'Sesame Street'". The New York Times. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
- ^ "EDITH ZORNOW; HELPED DEVELOP 'SESAME STREET'". Chicago Tribune. November 17, 1991. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- ^ Sabine, Jess (May 7, 2021). "The making of Teeny Little Super Guy". Boing Boing. Retrieved February 25, 2022.