Joan Ganz Cooney
1Filmography
Emerging from a Phoenix upbringing and a 1951 education degree from the University of Arizona, she entered the media world through clerical work at the State Department, reporting for the Arizona Republic, and a decade as a New York publicist before turning to documentary production at WNET, where her programs earned several local Emmys. A pivotal 1966 gathering at her Gramercy Park apartment led…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
