- Jeff Moss
Jeff Moss (
June 19 ,1942 –September 24 ,1998 ) helped to create the children'stelevision series "Sesame Street ".Born in
New York City , he was a head writer, composer, and lyricist for the series, for which he won fifteenEmmy Award s. He was nominated for an Academy Award for the music and lyrics he wrote for "The Muppets Take Manhattan ".His songs include "I Love Trash", "I Don't Want to Live on the Moon", and "Rubber Duckie".
In addition to his songwriting work on Sesame Street, in 1993, he penned the music for the
Rita and Runt song: "I'm Nobody's Mama", along with show writerDeanna Oliver .He was a graduate of
Princeton University and a member of thePrinceton Triangle Club theater company. In 2007, the university ranked his as one of its 25 most influential alumni, citing the effect of his songs on the "Sesame Street" audience, and on the characters in the show.He died from
colon cancer onSeptember 24 ,1998 , and is survived by a son, Alexander, and a wife, Anne. His father was the actor,Arnold Moss .External links
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* [http://www.muppetcentral.com/news/1998/092598.shtml Jeff Moss obituary]
* [http://www.princeton.edu/paw/archive_new/PAW07-08/07-0123/features_the25.html Princeton's 25 most influential alumni]
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