Tony Geiss
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Tony Geiss | |
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Born | Nicholas Anthony Geiss November 16, 1924 Bronx, New York City, U.S. |
Died | January 21, 2011 Manhattan, New York City, U.S. | (aged 86)
Occupation | Producer, screenwriter, songwriter, author |
Years active | 1967–2009 |
Spouse(s) | Phyllis Eisen (d. 2010) |
Nicholas Anthony "Tony" Geiss (November 16, 1924 – January 21, 2011) was an American producer, screenwriter, songwriter and author, known principally for his children's work.
Biography[]
Geiss was born in The Bronx to Alexander Geiss and Marjore Thirer. Geiss was a staff writer and songwriter for Sesame Street - he wrote Don't Eat the Pictures (1983) - and was a writer for The Land Before Time (1988) and the associated book. He was also a producer and writer for the Don Bluth film An American Tail (1986).
Geiss died at the age of 86 on January 21, 2011 from complications after a fall at his home in Manhattan, New York.
External links[]
- Tony Geiss at IMDb
- Archive of American Television interview with Tony Geiss
- Tony Geiss Papers. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Categories:
- 1924 births
- 2011 deaths
- Accidental deaths in New York (state)
- Accidental deaths from falls
- Sesame Street crew
- American television writers
- American television producers
- American lyricists
- American male screenwriters
- American children's writers
- American film producers
- American male television writers
- Cornell University alumni
- American television writer stubs