Susan K. Wilson (born August 21, 1950) is a former head writer for ''

Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000) a ...

''. Wilson was one of two writers that helped launch ''

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'' in the early 1980s and she co-wrote, with

Judy Freudberg Judith Freudberg (July 12, 1949 – June 10, 2012) was an American TV and film writer. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in speech and dramatic arts. In 1971, she started working on ''Sesame ...

, the primetime special ''The Street We Live On'', which was nominated for an

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as Outstanding Children's Program. Wilson wrote the lyrics for the special's song "The Street I Live On", which was also nominated for a

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. Born in

Brooklyn Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...

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, Berger attended

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, and is a graduate of

Hofstra University Hofstra University is a private university in Hempstead, New York. It is Long Island's largest private university. Hofstra originated in 1935 as an extension of New York University (NYU) under the name Nassau College – Hofstra Memorial of Ne ...

and the

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. He also wrote for Nickelodeon's

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and Hocus Focus (TV series).

Other

In the credits of Hocus Focus (TV series) he is accredited with being the Master Mage as well as writer.

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