What is Lloyd Morrisett?
{{Infobox person | name = Lloyd Morrisett | image = Lloyd Morrisett and his birthday cupcakes.jpg | alt = | caption = Morrisett in 2010 | birth_name = Lloyd N. Morrisett Jr. | birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|11|2}} | birth_place = [[Oklahoma City]], [[Oklahoma]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|01|23|1929|11|2}} | death_place = | education = B.A. [[Oberlin College]] (Philosophy, 1951)<br>Ph.D. [[Yale University]] (Experimental Psychology, 1956) | other_names = | known_for = experimental psychologist and founder of the Children's Television Workshop which created ''Sesame Street'' | spouse = Mary Pierre | children = 2 | mother = Jessie Ruth Watson | father = Lloyd N. Morrisett Sr | occupation = experimental psychologist, educator, philanthropist }} '''Lloyd N. Morrisett Jr.''' (November 2, 1929 - January 23, 2023) is an [[Americans|American]] [[psychologist]], [[educator]] and [[philanthropist]]. He is one of the founders of the [[Sesame Workshop]] and was an important figure for the creation of ''[[Sesame Street]]'' and ''[[The Electric Company]]''. Morrisett was born in [[Oklahoma City]], [[Oklahoma]], the son of Jessie Watson and Lloyd N. Morrisett Sr. He went to [[Oberlin College]] and received his [[B.A.|BA]] in [[philosophy]] in 1951. He then went to [[Yale University|Yale]] in 1953 for three years and earned a [[PhD]] in [[experimental psychology]]. He and his wife, Mary Pierre, had two daughters.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sandomir|first=Richard|date=2023-01-26|title=Lloyd Morrisett, a Founder of ‘Sesame Street,’ Dies at 93|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/26/business/media/lloyd-morrisett-dead.html|access-date=2024-03-31|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.joanganzcooneycenter.org/people/lloyd-n-morrisett/ Profile at The Joan Ganz Coone