Lloyd N. Morrisett, a psychologist and foundation executive who teamed with television producer Joan Ganz Cooney to create “Sesame Street,” the children’s television program that has taught generations of youngsters their numbers and letters, and helped generations of grown-ups lead their little ones through the challenges of life, died Jan. 15 at his home in San Diego. He was 93.
His daughter Julie Morrisett confirmed his death but did not cite a cause.
Millions of children have grown up watching “Sesame Street” since it debuted on public television Nov. 10, 1969, making international celebrities in the years that followed of the Muppets that puppeteer Jim Henson created for the show. “Sesame Street” also featured a racially diverse cast of live actors who interacted with the puppets, talking through matters from shoe-tying technique to the meaning of death.
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