Fred Rogers

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Fred Rogers was an American television host, producer, and Presbyterian minister best known for creating and hosting the long-running children's program "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood."


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Presbyterian minister
children's television presenter
human
television host
television producer
awardReceived Daytime Emmy Award for Lifetime Achievement
Peabody Award
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Television Hall of Fame induction
burialPlace Unity Cemetery, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, United States
causeOfDeath stomach cancer
child James Rogers
John Rogers
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
creatorOf Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
dateOfBirth 1928-03-20
dateOfDeath 2003-02-27
dateOfMarriage 1952-06-09
dateOfOrdination 1963
degree Bachelor of Music
educatedAt Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Rollins College
employer Public Broadcasting Service
WQED (TV) Pittsburgh
familyName Rogers
fieldOfStudy music composition
fullName Fred McFeely Rogers
genre children's television
givenName Fred
hasSignatureSong Won't You Be My Neighbor?
hasThemeSong It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
knownFor advocacy for children's emotional well-being
gentle and empathetic on-screen persona
testimony before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Communications in 1969
middleName McFeely
notableWork Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
numberOfChildren 2
occupation Presbyterian minister
composer
musician
television host
television producer
writer
ordainedBy Presbyterian Church (USA)
placeOfBirth Latrobe, Pennsylvania, United States
placeOfDeath Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
portrayedBy Tom Hanks
religion Presbyterianism
spouse Joanne Rogers
subjectOf A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018 documentary)


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