- Born
- Birth nameJoan Reardon Ganz
- Joan Ganz Cooney was born on November 30, 1929 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. She is a producer and writer, known for Sesame Street (1969), Sesame Street and The Electric Company (2006). She was previously married to Peter G. Peterson and Timothy Jeffries Cooney.
- SpousesPeter G. Peterson(April 26, 1980 - March 20, 2018) (his death)Timothy Jeffries Cooney(February 22, 1964 - 1975) (divorced)
- ParentsSylvan Cleveland GanzHelen Pauline Reardon
- Original founder, in 1968, of the Children's Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop).
- Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1998.
- In 1969, she and her husband became "de facto foster parents to an inner-city black child," who eventually returned to live with his mother and was killed in New York City before he turned 30.
- Stepmother of Michael Alexander Peterson (born 1970).
- Stepmother-in-law of Tara Marie Peters (born 1971).
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