When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.
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I like to compare the holiday season with the way a child listens to a favorite story. The pleasure is in the familiar way the story begins, the anticipation of familiar turns it takes, the familiar moments of suspense, and the familiar climax and ending.
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Birth: | 20th March, 1928 |
Death: | 27th February, 2003 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Author, Composer, Educator, Lyricist, Puppeteer, Television Personality |
Fred McFeely Rogers was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an American television personality, puppeteer, educator, composer, songwriter, and author. He was most famous for creating, hosting, and composing the theme music for the educational preschool television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, which featured his kind, gentle, soft-spoken personality and directness to his audiences. Over the course of three decades on television, he became an icon of American children's entertainment and education. He was also known for his advocacy of various public causes. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, some forty honorary degrees, and a Peabody Award.
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