I am Big Bird : the Caroll Spinney story

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Title:

I am Big Bird : the Caroll Spinney story

Alternate title:

Caroll Spinney story

Author:

LaMattina, David, film director, producer, screenwriter.

Walker, Chad N., film director, film editor, cinematographer.

Spinney, Caroll, performer, interviewee.

Oz, Frank, interviewee.

Nelson, Jerry, 1934-2012, interviewee.

Delgado, Emilio, interviewee.

Long, Loretta, interviewee.

Manzano, Sonia, interviewee.

McGrath, Bob, 1932-2022, interviewee.

Cooney, Joan Ganz, interviewee.

Tribeca Productions, publisher.

Copper Pot Pictures, production company.

Summary:

For 46 years, Caroll Spinney has been beloved by generations of children as the man behind Sesame Street's Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, and at 80 years old, he has no intention of stopping. A loving portrait of the man in the yellow suit, features extraordinary footage of Spinney's earliest collaborations with Jim Henson as it traces his journey from bullied child to childhood icon.

Audience:

Rating: Not rated.

General Note:

Originally produced in 2014.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Biographical films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Nonfiction films.

Personal Subject:

Spinney, Caroll.

Title Subject:

Sesame Street (Television program)

Subject Term:

Big Bird (Fictitious character)

Oscar the Grouch (Fictitious character)

Puppeteers -- Biography.

Muppets (Fictitious characters)

Author(s):

Nelson, Jerry, 1934-2012,

Delgado, Emilio,

Long, Loretta,

Manzano, Sonia,

McGrath, Bob, 1932-2022,

Cooney, Joan Ganz,

Added Corporate Author:

Tribeca Productions,

Copper Pot Pictures,

Publisher:

Tribeca Film,

Publication Date:

2015

2014

Publication Information:

New York, NY : Tribeca Film, [2015]

Call Number:

DVD 920 SPINNEY

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For 45 years, Caroll Spinney has been beloved by generations of children as the man behind Sesame Street's Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, and at 80 years old, he has no intention of stopping. A loving portrait of the man in the yellow suit, features extraordinary footage of Spinney's earliest collaborations with Jim Henson as it traces his journey from bullied child to childhood icon.