David Connell

David Connell (1931 – May 5, 1995 Connell received his B.A. in 1955 and his M.A. in 1956, both from the University of Michigan.

Credits His credits include: 1969-1973: Sesame Street—executive producer 1974: Out to Lunch—executive producer 1975: The Jean Marsh Cartoon Special with Grover—producer 1987: Sesame Street Live Big Bird and the ABC's—co-writer

Connell was also executive producer and writer for The Electric Company, which he helped create in 1971, and for Square One TV in the late 1980s. He won five Emmy Awards and received an additional 20 nominations. He also served as executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning special, based on the C.S. Lewis book, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, which was broadcast on CBS in 1979.