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

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to Alexander Geiss and Marjore Thirer. Geiss was a staff writer and songwriter 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) ...

'' - 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

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film ''

An American Tail ''An American Tail'' is a 1986 American animated musical adventure film directed by Don Bluth from a screenplay by Judy Freudberg and Tony Geiss and a story by David Kirschner, Freudberg and Geiss. The film features the voices of Phillip Glass ...

'' (1986). Geiss died at the age of 86 on January 21, 2011 from complications after a

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at his home in

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, New York.

External links

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Archive of American Television interview with Tony Geiss
* Tony Geiss Papers. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. 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 {{US-tv-writer-stub