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American composer

For other uses, see Jeff Moss (disambiguation).

Jeff Moss (June 19, 1942 – September 25, 1998) was an American composer, lyricist, playwright and television writer, best known for his award-winning work on the children's television seriesSesame Street.

Early life

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Moss was born in New York City; his father, Arnold Moss, was a stage and screen actor, and his mother, Stella Reynolds, gave up acting to become a soap-opera writer.

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He attended the Browning School, a prestigious New York private school, and was first in his class.

He attended Princeton University and was a member of the Princeton Triangle Club theater company. After graduating in 1963, he took a job as a production assistant at the children's television show Captain Kangaroo.

He also got an offer to work for CBS News, which he later said he had turned down because "I've seen the news."

Sesame Street

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In 1969, he became the first head writer, composer, an