Tony Geiss
TV Writer
1924 – 2011
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Who was Tony Geiss?
Nicholas Anthony Tony Geiss was a producer, scriptwriter, songwriter and author, known principally for his children's work.
Geiss was born in the Bronx to Alexander Geiss and Marjore Thirer. Geiss was a staff writer and songwriter for Sesame Street - he wrote Don't Eat the Pictures - and was a writer for The Land Before Time and the associated book. He was also a producer and writer for the Steven Spielberg film An American Tail. Geiss died at the age of 86 on January 21, 2011.
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- Born
- Nov 16, 1924
The Bronx - Also known as
- Nicholas Anthony Geiss
- Tony Giess
- Nicholas Anthony Tony Geiss
- Parents
- Spouses
- Phyllis Eisen Geiss
( - 2010)
- Phyllis Eisen Geiss
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Cornell University
- Died
- Jan 21, 2011
Manhattan
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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