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(s) | Producer, screenwriter, songwriter, author |
Years active | 1967–2009 |
Spouse | 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