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  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Latrobe, Pennsylvania
  • PLACE OF DEATH: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • AKA: Mister Rogers
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The much-loved host of the public television show, Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, which ran on PBS from 1968 to 2001.

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A puppeteer, musician, TV icon, and ordained minister, Fred Rogers was a fixture of American childhood for 38 years as host of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood. With a degree in music composition, he wrote 200 songs for the show, including the theme, "It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood." At his ordination in 1962, the Presbyterian Church asked him to serve children and families through television.

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