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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Parents are like shuttles on a loom. They join the threads of the past with threads of the future and leave their own bright patterns as they go.
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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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