Horwich, Frances Rappaport
- Horwich, Frances Rappaport
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▪ 2002
American educator and television host (b. July 16, 1908, Ottawa, Ohio—d. July 25, 2001, Scottsdale, Ariz.), was host of the popular children's educational television show
Ding Dong School from 1952 to 1967. Horwich earned a Ph.D. in education from Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., in 1942. Before her career in television, she worked as a primary-school teacher, kindergarten director, and college professor.
Ding Dong School was an immediate hit and helped pave the way for later educational shows aimed at children, including
Sesame Street and
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Horwich received a George Foster Peabody Award in 1953. After leaving television she worked as an educational consultant.
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