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Dave Conner(1936-2015)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Actor
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Dave Conner was born on 2 June 1936 in Hume, New York, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Sesame Street (1969), Fraggle Rock (1983) and The Electric Company (1971). He was married to Toby. He died on 26 December 2015 in New City, New York, USA.
BornJune 2, 1936
DiedDecember 26, 2015(79)
BornJune 2, 1936
DiedDecember 26, 2015(79)
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  • Awards
    • 6 wins & 11 nominations total

Known for

Sesame Street (1969)
Sesame Street
8.1
TV Series
  • Music Department
Fraggle Rock (1983)
Fraggle Rock
7.9
TV Series
  • Music Department
The Electric Company (1971)
The Electric Company
8.2
TV Series
  • Music Department
Learn Along with Sesame (1996)
Learn Along with Sesame
TV Series
  • Music Department

Credits

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Music Department

  • Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo (2015)
    Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo
    3.4
    • lyricist (as David A. Conner)
    • 2015
  • Learn Along with Sesame (1996)
    Learn Along with Sesame
    TV Series
    • associate music director
    • vocal director
    • original songs and arrangements ...
    • 1999–2012
  • Fran Brill and Kevin Clash in Sesame Street: Silly Storytime (2011)
    Sesame Street: Silly Storytime
    7.5
    Video
    • studio music director
    • 2011
  • Sesame Street: Bye-Bye, Pacifier! Big Kid Stories with Elmo (2011)
    Sesame Street: Bye-Bye, Pacifier! Big Kid Stories with Elmo
    9.4
    Video
    • music director: studio
    • 2011
  • Frank Oz, David Rudman, and Cookie Monster in Sesame Street: C is for Cookie Monster (2010)
    Sesame Street: C is for Cookie Monster
    8.4
    Video
    • studio music director
    • 2010
  • Fran Brill, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Kevin Clash, David Rudman, Eric Jacobson, Cookie Monster, Elmo, and Abby Cadabby in Abby in Wonderland (2008)
    Abby in Wonderland
    6.8
    Video
    • vocal coach
    • 2008
  • Sesame Street: Love the Earth! (2008)
    Sesame Street: Love the Earth!
    Video
    • vocal coach
    • 2008
  • Sesame Street (1969)
    Sesame Street
    8.1
    TV Series
    • studio music director
    • associate music director
    • original songs and arrangements ...
    • 1974–2007
  • Ready for School (2007)
    Ready for School
    8.3
    Video
    • studio music director
    • 2007
  • Plaza Sésamo: Lola aventuras (2006)
    Plaza Sésamo: Lola aventuras
    Video
    • composer: additional music - archive footage
    • 2006
  • Fran Brill and Kevin Clash in Guess That Shape and Color (2006)
    Guess That Shape and Color
    8.2
    Video
    • associate music director
    • 2006
  • Elmo Visits the Doctor (2005)
    Elmo Visits the Doctor
    7.6
    Video
    • associate musical director
    • vocal supervisor
    • 2005
  • Fran Brill, Kevin Clash, and Caroll Spinney in Sesame Street: Friends to the Rescue (2005)
    Sesame Street: Friends to the Rescue
    8.5
    Video
    • associate music director
    • 2005
  • Channel 101 (2004)
    Channel 101
    7.6
    TV Special
    • composer: theme music (segment "Toro and Moro")
    • 2004
  • Kevin Clash and Eric Jacobson in Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover (2004)
    Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
    8.4
    Video
    • vocal coach
    • 2004

Composer

  • Sesame Street: Cool Counting Collection (2021)
    Sesame Street: Cool Counting Collection
    Video
    • Composer (as David Conner)
    • 2021
  • Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo (2015)
    Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo
    3.4
    • Composer (as David A. Conner)
    • 2015
  • Anneliese van der Pol in Shalom Sesame (2010)
    Shalom Sesame
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Composer (as David Connor)
    • 2010
  • Sesame Street (1969)
    Sesame Street
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • composer
    • 1992–2002
  • Frank Oz in The Best of Ernie and Bert (1988)
    The Best of Ernie and Bert
    7.4
    Video
    • Composer
    • 1988
  • Petzi (1984)
    Petzi
    TV Series
    • Composer (as David Conner)
    • 1984
  • NBC Special Treat (1975)
    NBC Special Treat
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1979
  • The Electric Company (1971)
    The Electric Company
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1975–1977

Actor

  • Sesame Street (1969)
    Sesame Street
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Dance Studio Pianist
    • 1995

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • David A. Conner
  • Born
    • June 2, 1936
    • Hume, New York, USA
  • Died
    • December 26, 2015
    • New City, New York, USA(lung cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Toby? - December 26, 2015 (his death, 2 children)

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