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David Connell (1931 – 1995) was the original executive producer for ''Sesame Street'', and Children's Television Workshop's vice-president in charge of production. Connell, who had been a producer for the CBS children's program ''Captain Kangaroo'', played a key role in establishing the basic format of the "street" skits. He was also the principal creative behind The Man from Alphabet, a series of live action skits starring Gary Owens which failed in child tests and were never aired on ''Sesame Street''. His credits include: * 1969-1973: ''Sesame Street''—executive producer * 1974: ''Out to Lunch''—executive producer * 1975: ''The Jean Marsh Cartoon Special'' with Grover—producer * 1987: ''Sesame Street Live'' ''Big Bird and the ABC's -- co-writer Connell was also executive producer and writer for ''The Electric Company'', which he helped create in 1971, and for ''Square One TV'' in the late 1980s. He won five Emmy Awards and received an additional 20 nominations. He also served as executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning special, based on the C.S. Lewis book, ''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'', which was broadcast on CBS in 1979. ==External links== * (Current: David Connell's talents grew with his gifts to kids ), an obituary by Joan Ganz Cooney * (''New York Times'' biographical obituary ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Connell (television producer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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