Post by M. Hawbaker on Dec 9, 2019 20:26:19 GMT
Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who gave life to Big Bird, the towering yellow avian of TV’s “Sesame Street” who accompanied generations of youngsters in the arduous, yet wondrous, work of growing up, died Dec. 8 at his home in Connecticut. He was 85 and died hours before “Sesame Street” received Kennedy Center Honors for achievement in the arts.
The production company Sesame Workshop announced his death and said he had dystonia, a neurological disorder affecting movement.
