Moss Family History & Genealogy

Grant Jr Moss of Franklin County, Tennessee United States was born circa 1910. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Grant Jr Moss.

Jeff Moss Born Jeffrey Arnold Moss June 19, 1942 New York City, New York Died September 24, 1998 (aged 56) Manhattan, New York City, New York Occupation composer and lyricist Known for writing songs for Sesame Street Jeffrey Arnold "Jeff" Moss (June 19, 1942 – September 24, 1998) was a composer, lyricist, playwright and television writer, best known for his award-winning work on the children's television series Sesame Street. Early life Moss was born in New York City; his father was a stage and screen actor, Arnold Moss, and his mother, Stella Reynolds gave up acting to become a soap opera writer. He attended the Browning School, a prestigious New York private school, and was #1 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"). He was married to Broadway and film actress, Marian Hailey. Sesame Street In 1969, he became the first head writer, along with a composer and lyricist, for Sesame Street. He would eventually win fourteen Emmy Awards for the show. Songs he wrote for the show include "I Love Trash", "Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood" and "Rubber Duckie". "Rubber Duckie" became a surprise mainstream hit, reaching #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 1970. Moss is also credited with, among other things, creating the character of Cookie Monster, based on a puppet Jim Henson had created called "Boggle Eyes". Moss wrote the song "Nasty Dan", which Johnny Cash sang when he appeared on Sesame Street; it later appeared on 1975 The Johnny Cash Children's Album. In 1976, the song became a #1 hit in France for Claude François, who recorded it with French lyrics under the title "Sale Bonhomme". In 1984, Moss wrote the music and lyric for The Muppets Take Manhattan. Other works In the late 1970s, Moss wrote Double Feature, a musical which received good reviews when it opened in New Haven, Connecticut. Moss worked with Mike Nichols and Tommy Tune, but when Moss became adamant about not implementing changes Nichols wanted, Nichols and Tune walked out, and the show opened off-Broadway to poor reviews in October 1981 and quickly closed. In 1993, he penned the music for a Rita and Runt song, "I'm Nobody's Mama", for Animaniacs, along with show writer Deanna Oliver. Moss wrote many children's books, including the 1989 book "The Butterfly Jar" and the 1992 "Bob and Jack: A Boy and His Yak". He also wrote some under the Sesame Street brand name, such as "The Sesame Street Book of Poetry" and The Sesame Street Songbook. His other works include "The Other Side of the Door" (1991), "Hieronymus White: A Bird Who Believed That He Always Was Right" (1994), "Bone Poems" (1998), and "The Dad of the Dad of the Dad of Your Dad." Recognition Moss was credited with winning fourteen Emmy Awards, and in 1984, was nominated for an Academy Award for the music and lyrics he wrote for "he Muppets Take Manhattan." In 2007, Princeton University ranked Moss as one of its 26 most influential alumni, citing the effect of his songs and characters on the Sesame Street audience. Episode 3786 of Sesame Street was dedicated in his memory. Death In 1994, Moss was diagnosed with colon cancer, from which he died at his home in Manhattan, New York, on September 24, 1998, at the age of 56. He was survived by his wife, Anne Boylan; his son, Alexander Moss; and his stepson, Jonathan Boylan Smith. He died on Jim Henson's birthday.

Emma I. (Moss) Green was born on January 7, 1880. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Emma I. (Moss) Green.

Edward Roosevelt Moss was born on November 9, 1928 in Mount Vernon, Posey County, Indiana United States. He was married to Jettie Moss, Nee Richardson in September 1954 and they later separated on January 4, 1972. He had children Edwina Richardson, Joyce Moss, Edward R Moss, Jr, Lisa Moss, and Rickey Moss. Edward Moss died at age 43 years old on January 4, 1972 in Chicago, Cook County, IL. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Edward Roosevelt Moss.

Winona Moss was born on May 7, 1904, and died at age 59 years old in 1963. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Winona Mildred Moss.

Mary N Moss was born in September 1862. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary N Moss.

Margaret Alice (Clotfelter) Moss was born on April 1, 1870. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Margaret Alice (Clotfelter) Moss.

There is not a day that goes by that he is not in my prayers and thoughts.

Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Carolyn Amanda (Moss) Hudgins.

My mat Ternal grandmother

Ella Virginia (Brown) Moss was born on October 17, 1929 in Proctor, Oklahoma United States, and died at age 82 years old on February 8, 2012 in AR. Ella Moss was buried at Baptist Mission Cemetery US-59, in Westville, Adair County, OK. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ella Virginia (Brown) Moss.

Gail was a loving mother and wife.

Marie Louise (Moss) Montgomery was born on August 12, 1896 in Clarksdale, Mississippi United States to Thomas Rhodam Moss and Mary Louise (Parker) Moss. She was in a relationship with William Robert Montgomery, and had a child Martha Louise (Montgomery) Newman. Marie Montgomery died at age 80 years old on January 18, 1977 in Clarksdale. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Marie Louise (Moss) Montgomery.

Elizabeth Moss was born on September 3, 1866 at Huntington County, Indiana, USA in Huntington County, Indiana United States, and died at age 57 years old on July 7, 1924 in Fort Wayne, Allen County. Elizabeth Moss was buried at Lindenwood Cemetery 2324 W Main St, in Fort Wayne. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elizabeth Moss.

Florence Josephine (Moss) Moss of Echuca Australia was born in 1889 in Footscray, City of Maribyrnong County, VIC. She was married to William John Tainsh in 1916, and had children Henry William Tainsh, John Moss Tainsh, and Kenneth Joseph Tainsh. Florence Moss died at age 93 years old in 1982.

Margaret Mary (Schwindler) Moss of Auburn, Lee County, AL was born on December 7, 1947, and had a brother Joseph J Schwindler. Margaret was baptized in December 1947 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church South Park Avenue, in Blasdell, Erie County, NY NY. Margaret Moss died at age 52 years old on February 28, 2000 at Auburn, Alabama North Ross Street, in Auburn, Lee County, Alabama USA, and was buried at Cremated - buried with parents in PA.

Isaac N. Moss was born on November 27, 1852. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Isaac N. Moss.

Jimmy Ray Moss Jr of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California was born on July 2, 1952, and died at age 55 years old on March 5, 2008.

Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Virginia Moss.

Calvin C Moss of Westville, Adair County, OK was born on October 1, 1924 to Robert Lincoln Moss and Nellie Josephine (Young) Moss. He married Ella Virginia (Brown) Moss, and died at age 85 years old on February 8, 2010. Calvin Moss was buried circa February 8, 2010 at Baptist Mission Cemetery U.S. 59, in Westville.