Judith Freudberg (July 12, 1949 – June 10, 2012) was an American TV and film writer. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in speech and dramatic arts. In 1971, she started working on Sesame Street, two years after the show's debut, as an assistant in the music department and became a writer for the children's television show in 1975. Freudberg worked on that show for 35 years and shared 17 daytime Emmys. One of the creators and developers of Elmo's World,[1] she served as head writer for that popular segment.
Freudberg collaborated with Tony Geiss on Sesame Street's first feature film, Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird (1985)[2] as well as An American Tail (1986) and The Land Before Time (1988),[3] two feature animation films directed by Don Bluth and executive produced by Steven Spielberg. She and Molly Boylan were nominated for a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Children's Special for the home video Elmo's World: Wild Wild West (2001). For Sesame Street season 35, Freudberg co-wrote, with Lou Berger, the primetime special, Sesame Street Presents: The Street We Live On (2004), which was nominated for an Emmy as Outstanding Children's Program. She also wrote for Sesame Workshop's comedy series The Upside Down Show.
Freudberg died on June 10, 2012, in Manhattan at age 62 from complications of a brain tumor.[4]
References
^Clash, Kevin; Mitchell, Louis Henry; Brozek, Gary (2006). My Life as a Furry Red Monster. Random House. p. 76. ISBN0-7679-2375-8. Retrieved 26 January 2006.
^Hischak, Thomas (2008). The Oxford Companion to the American Musical. Oxford University Press. p. 254. ISBN978-0-19-533533-0. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
^Maslen, Janet (18 November 1988). "Dinosaurs in Search of a Leafy Eden". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
^Slotnik, Daniel (16 June 2012). "Judy Freudberg, a Writer for 'Sesame Street' for 35 Years, Dies at 62". New York Times. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
judy, freudberg, judith, freudberg, july, 1949, june, 2012, american, film, writer, born, memphis, tennessee, graduated, from, syracuse, university, with, degree, speech, dramatic, arts, 1971, started, working, sesame, street, years, after, show, debut, assist. Judith Freudberg July 12 1949 June 10 2012 was an American TV and film writer She was born in Memphis Tennessee and graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in speech and dramatic arts In 1971 she started working on Sesame Street two years after the show s debut as an assistant in the music department and became a writer for the children s television show in 1975 Freudberg worked on that show for 35 years and shared 17 daytime Emmys One of the creators and developers of Elmo s World 1 she served as head writer for that popular segment Judy FreudbergBornJudith Freudberg 1949 07 12 July 12 1949Memphis Tennessee U S DiedJune 10 2012 2012 06 10 aged 62 Manhattan New York U S OccupationTelevision writerYears active1971 2010Freudberg collaborated with Tony Geiss on Sesame Street s first feature film Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird 1985 2 as well as An American Tail 1986 and The Land Before Time 1988 3 two feature animation films directed by Don Bluth and executive produced by Steven Spielberg She and Molly Boylan were nominated for a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Children s Special for the home video Elmo s World Wild Wild West 2001 For Sesame Street season 35 Freudberg co wrote with Lou Berger the primetime special Sesame Street Presents The Street We Live On 2004 which was nominated for an Emmy as Outstanding Children s Program She also wrote for Sesame Workshop s comedy series The Upside Down Show Freudberg died on June 10 2012 in Manhattan at age 62 from complications of a brain tumor 4 References Edit Clash Kevin Mitchell Louis Henry Brozek Gary 2006 My Life as a Furry Red Monster Random House p 76 ISBN 0 7679 2375 8 Retrieved 26 January 2006 Hischak Thomas 2008 The Oxford Companion to the American Musical Oxford University Press p 254 ISBN 978 0 19 533533 0 Retrieved 26 January 2011 Maslen Janet 18 November 1988 Dinosaurs in Search of a Leafy Eden The New York Times Retrieved 26 January 2011 Slotnik Daniel 16 June 2012 Judy Freudberg a Writer for Sesame Street for 35 Years Dies at 62 New York Times Retrieved 19 June 2012 External links EditJudy Freudberg at IMDb This article about a television writer from the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Judy Freudberg amp oldid 1159622554, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
