Arlene Sherman (September 12, 1947 – October 1, 2008) was an American

television producer A television producer is a person who oversees one or more aspects of video production on a television program. Some producers take more of an executive role, in that they conceive new programs and pitch them to the television networks, but upon a ...

, known for

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children’s television series

Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000) and ...

Positions held

* Producer on '' Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art'' (1983) * Executive Producer on '' Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration'' (1994), '' Elmo's World: The Wild Wild West'' (2002), '' Sesame Street: Computer Caper'' (2002), '' Sesame Street: Healthy, Happy Monsters'' (2004), '' What's the Name of That Song'' (2004), and '' Sesame Street: Friends to the Rescue'' (2005) * Co-executive-producer on '' Elmo's World: Reach for the Sky'' (2006), '' Elmo's World: Pets!'' (2006), and '' Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy?'' (2007)

Awards and nominations

Sherman received two

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nominations in the category Outstanding Children's Program, for her work on '' Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art'' and '' Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration''. She was nominated in 1984 and 1994. Her first nomination was shared with Dulcy Singer, Lisa Simon, and

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. She has also been nominated for ten

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awards in the categories Outstanding Children's Series, and Outstanding Pre-school Children's Series, for her work on ''

''. She was nominated from 1991 to 2003, and won all ten awards. Her first win was shared with Dulcy Singer and Lisa Simon.

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