LLOYD Morrisett, the co-creator of famed children's television show Sesame Street, has died at age 93.
Morrisett was a co-founder of the Children’s Television Workshop - later rebranded as Sesame Workshop - which confirmed the news of his passing in a tweet.
"A Lifetime Honorary Trustee, Lloyd leaves an outsized and indelible legacy among generations of children the world over, with Sesame Street only the most visible tribute to a lifetime of good work and lasting impact," the tweet read.
"A wise, thoughtful, and above all kind leader of the Workshop for decades, Lloyd was fascinated by the power of technology and constantly thinking about new ways it could be used to educate.
Joan Ganz Cooney, his Sesame Workshop co-founder and close friend released a statement, also tweeted out by the workshop.
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"Without Lloyd Morrisett, there would be no Sesame Street. It was he who first came up with the notion of using television to teach preschoolers basic skills, such as letters and numbers," Cooney said.
"He was a trusted partner and loyal friend to me for over fifty years, and he will be sorely missed.”
Morrisett and Cooney began working together in 1968 on the Children’s Television Workshop, TMZ reports.
Children's Television Workshop later rebranded to Sesame Workshop.
The initial idea for the workshop came about in December 1965 from Morrisett's daughter, Sarah, the outlet reports.
Sarah, then three years old, was enamored by the family's television.
That prompted Morrisett to explore the idea of how television could be used to educate children.
Morrisett explained further in an interview for the “Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street" documentary.
“We found that those children would enter school three months behind, and by the end of first grade, be a year behind — and get further and further behind,” he said.
“And I wondered whether there was a possibility that television could be used to help children with school.”
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Morrisett remained on the board of the Children’s Television Workshop until 2000.
He and Cooney were celebrated at the 2019 Kennedy Center Honors for their work on "Sesame Street."
A cause of death has not been released.
