R.I.P. Caroll Spinney, puppeteer behind Sesame Street’s Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch

Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who gave life to two of Sesame Street’s most beloved and iconic characters for 49 years, has died. The news was confirmed in a press release by Sesame Workshop, which said that he had been living with Dystonia—a condition that causes involuntary muscle contractions—for “some time.” In…