Judy Freudberg

 Judy Freudberg  ( 1949 - June 10, 2012 ) started her career with SESAME STREET in Season 3 as a script typist , & became a writer  by Season 7. In 1985, she co - wrote the first SESAME STREET theatrical feature , Follow That  BIRD  , with Tony Geiss. She co - create d the Elmo ' s World segment & served as its head write r.

Celebrities for whom she wrote sketch e s on SESAME STREET include Whoopi Goldberg, Lily Tomlin , Bill Irwin , [http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/B.B._King B. B. King ], Jodie Foster , Jodie DeGeneres , Maya Angelou , Michael Jeter , Shari Lewis , Gregory Hines & [Susan_Sarandon Susan Sarandon ].

Freudberg graduated from Syracuse University in 1971 1971 with a bachelor ' s degree in speech & dramatic art s. Her other credit s, often c o - writing with Geiss  , include the animate d feature film s  An Am eric an Tail  &  The Land Before Time  for Steven Spielberg , &  The Upside Down Show  for [http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Nickelodeon Nickelodeon.

Write r

 * SES AME STREET - 1975 1975 ] - 2010
 *  SES AME   STREET  : 20 & Still Count ing
 * Follow That  BIRD 
 *  BIG   BIRD  ' s Birth day or Let  ME  Eat Cake
 * Elmo ' s World
 *  Elmo  ' s World : Wild Wild West ! ( [Emmy Award nomi nation with [[Molly Boylan| Molly Boylan ]] )
 * The  STREET  We Live On
 * Dance Moves  Zoe  ' s Dance Move s
 *  Elmo  Visit s the F i r e House
 * 3 Bear s & a New Baby
 * Friend s to the Rescue
 *  Elmo  Visit s the Doctor
 * Abby ' s Flying Fairy School

External link s

 * Inter view with Jessica Max Stein
 * I M D b