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Judith Freudberg (July 12, 1949 – June 10, 2012) was an American TV and film writer. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in speech and dramatic arts. In 1971, she started working on Sesame Street, two years after the show's debut, as an assistant in the music department and became a writer for the children's television show in 1975. Freudberg worked on that show for 35 years and shared 17 daytime Emmys. One of the creators and developers of Elmo's World,[1] she served as head writer for that popular segment.

Judy Freudberg
Born	Judith Freudberg (1949-07-12)July 12, 1949 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	June 10, 2012(2012-06-10) (aged 62) Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Television writer
Years active	1971–2010

Freudberg collaborated with Tony Geiss on Sesame Street's first feature film, Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird (1985)[2] as well as An American Tail (1986) and The Land Before Time (1988),[3] two feature animation films directed by Don Bluth and executive produced by Steven Spielberg. She and Molly Boylan were nominated for a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Children's Special for the home video Elmo's World: Wild Wild West (2001). For Sesame Street season 35, Freudberg co-wrote, with Lou Berger, the primetime special, Sesame Street Presents: The Street We Live On (2004), which was nominated for an Emmy as Outstanding Children's Program.

Freudberg died on June 10, 2012 in Manhattan at age 62 from complications of a brain tumor.[4]

References

External links

• Judy Freudberg at IMDb

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