Jon Stone

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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Music, Other

Born

November 30, 1931

Career Milestones

1996

Retired as principle director from "Sesame Street"

Wrote the pilot script for Jim Henson's "The Muppet Show"

1969

Executive producer and director of PBS children's series "Sesame Street"

Wrote pilot script for "Sesame Street"

Producer of CBS children's show "Captain Kangaroo"

1955

Career in TV began in a CBS trainig program

Awards

1973

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement In Children's Programming in Sesame Street

1972

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement In Children's Programming in Sesame Street

1971

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement In Children's Programming in Sesame Street

1970

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement In Children's Programming in Sesame Street

1970

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding New Series in Sesame Street