The Actor who played the Sesame Street Count Dies

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LOS ANGELES—Jerry Nelson, the puppeteer behind a delightful menagerie of characters including Count von Count on "Sesame Street" and Gobo Fraggle on "Fraggle Rock," has died. He was 78.

http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_21394552/jerry-nelson-count-sesame-street-dies-at-78?source=rss#ixzz24WnJd6fv

Dear Mr. Nelson-

You made this film for my brother and I in 1972, when I was 4.

It taught me to count. Thank you. Sincerely, Whynot_31