Tony Geiss
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Tony Geiss was an award-winning producer, scriptwriter, songwriter and author, known principally for his children's work.
Geiss was a staff writer and songwriter for Sesame Street
- he wrote Don't Eat the Pictures (1983) - and was a writer for The Land Before Time
(1988) and the associated book. He was also a producer and writer for the Steven Spielberg
film An American Tail
(1986). Geiss died at the age of 86 on January 21st of 2011.
Geiss was a staff writer and songwriter for Sesame Street
Sesame Street
Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...
- he wrote Don't Eat the Pictures (1983) - and was a writer for The Land Before Time
The Land Before Time
The Land Before Time is a 1988 American animated adventure film directed and co-produced by Don Bluth , and executive-produced by Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Kathleen Kennedy, and Frank Marshall....
(1988) and the associated book. He was also a producer and writer for the Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg KBE is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur. In a career of more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as an...
film An American Tail
An American Tail
An American Tail is a 1986 American animated adventure film directed by Don Bluth and produced by Sullivan Bluth Studios and Amblin Entertainment. The film tells the story of Fievel Mouskewitz and his family as they immigrate from Russia to America for freedom. However, Fievel gets lost and must...
(1986). Geiss died at the age of 86 on January 21st of 2011.