Caroll Spinney, the beloved and renowned puppeteer ... While Spinney's spirit endures through the Big Bird character, it hard not to see this as a twin loss as we mourn not only the man but ...

Caroll Spinney, who gave Big Bird his warmth and Oscar the Grouch his growl for nearly 50 years on “Sesame Street,” died Sunday at the age of 85 at his home in Connecticut, according to the ...