Joan Ganz Cooney
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Joan Ganz Cooney is an American television producer and media executive best known for co-founding the Children’s Television Workshop and pioneering educational children’s programming.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joan Ganz Cooney canonical | 6 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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media executive ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ television producer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Daytime Emmy Awards
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surface form:
Daytime Emmy Award
Peabody Award ⓘ Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ Television Academy Hall of Fame induction ⓘ
surface form:
Television Hall of Fame induction
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| coFounded |
Children's Television Workshop
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Children's Television Workshop ⓘ
surface form:
Sesame Workshop
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1929-11-30 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Arizona ⓘ |
| employer |
Children's Television Workshop
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Children's Television Workshop ⓘ
surface form:
Sesame Workshop
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| familyName | Ganz Cooney ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
children's television
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educational media ⓘ public television ⓘ |
| genre | children's television ⓘ |
| givenName | Joan ⓘ |
| hasHonorificSuffix | Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient ⓘ |
| influenced |
educational television
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public broadcasting in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-founding Children's Television Workshop
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developing Sesame Street ⓘ pioneering educational children's television programming ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| livesIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Television Academy Hall of Fame induction ⓘ
surface form:
Television Hall of Fame
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| name | Joan Ganz Cooney self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
research-based children's programming
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using television as a tool for early childhood education ⓘ |
| notableWork |
3-2-1 Contact
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Sesame Street ⓘ The Electric Company ⓘ Zoom (as part of broader children's TV initiatives) ⓘ |
| occupation |
media executive
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philanthropist ⓘ television producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Phoenix, Arizona, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chair of the executive committee of Sesame Workshop
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president of Children's Television Workshop ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Timothy Cooney ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.