Jeff Moss
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Jeff Moss (June 19, 1942 – September 24, 1998) helped to create the children's television series Sesame Street. He was a head writer, composer, and lyricist for the series, for which he won fifteen Emmy Awards. He was nominated for an Academy Award for the music and lyrics he wrote for The Muppets Take Manhattan.
His songs include "I Love Trash", "I Don't Want to Live on the Moon", and "Rubber Duckie".
In addition to his songwriting work on Sesame Street, in 1993, he penned the music for the Rita and Runt song: "I'm Nobody's Mama", along with show writer Deanna Oliver.
He was a graduate of Princeton University and a member of the Princeton Triangle Club theater company. In 2007, the university ranked his as one of its' 25 most influential alumni, citing the effect of his songs on the Sesame Street audience, and on the characters in the show.
He passed away of cancer on September 24, 1998, and is survived by a son, Alexander, and a wife, Anne. His father was the actor, Arnold Moss.
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