Jerry Nelson, the puppeteer who played Count von Count on "Sesame Street" for almost 40 years, passed away on Thursday. He was 78. Nelson began his work in puppetry with Bill Baird, the man ...

LOS ANGELES - Jerry Nelson, the puppeteer behind a delightful menagerie of characters including Count von Count on "Sesame Street" and Gobo Fraggle on "Fraggle Rock," has died. He was 78. Nelson, who ...

He works in mysterious ways.

When I was a kid in the 1970s, "Sesame Street" was appointment TV. Mom would adjust the rabbit ears on top of the set, and I would sit glued to Big Bird and Cookie Monster and Oscar the Grouch. Now ...

Rock & Roll! is a Sesame Street video compilation released by Random House in 1990 in the "Sesame Songs Home Video" series. It was hosted by Jackman Wolf, who played various rock & roll songs from ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Count von Count is a hand-rod puppet ...

Sesame Workshop says Nelson, who suffered from emphysema, died Thursday night in his Massachusetts home on Cape Cod. He was 78. A tribute to Nelson was posted on the educational workshop's website. It ...

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