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Linda Bove

By: Breanna Rummler & Kaylin Garrett

Education

  • Went to the New Jersey school for the deaf
  • Attended Gallaudet University
  • Studied library science at Gallaudet

Personal Life

from http://www.universityaround.info/2013/03/12-gallaudet-university.html

http://photos.nj.com/the-times/2012/01/new_jerseys_school_for_the_dea_5.html

Sesame Street

  • Born on November 30, 1945
  • Born in Garfield, NJ
  • Is now 67 years old
  • Was born deaf
  • Has been married to Ed Waterstreet since 1970
  • Her husband (Ed Waterstreet) is also deaf

Linda On Sesame Street

Resources

Internet Movie Database for Linda Bove. (2013). Retrieved September 9, 2013, from http://m.imdb.com/name/nm0100581/

Linda Bove Biography Information. (2013). Retrieved September 10, 2013, from https://www.google.com/search?q=linda+bove&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari

New Jersey's School for the Deaf Katzenbach Campus. (2013). Retrieved September 10, 2013, from http://photos.nj.com/the-times/2012/01/new_jerseys_school_for_the_dea_5.html

Sesame Street Additional Cast. (2013). Retrieved September 9, 2013, from http://www.sesamestreet.org/parents/theshow/cast/additional_cast.

The Gallaudet University. (2013). Retrieved September 10, 2013, from http://www.universityaround.info/2013/03/12-gallaudet-university.html

Bove, L. (1985). Sesame Street Sign Language ABC with Linda Bove. New York, N.Y.: Random House. Retrieved from http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/474546.Sesame_Street_Sign_Langauge_ABC_with_Linda_Bove_Pictureback

http://womenanddeafness.pbworks.com/w/page/7404725/Famous%20Deaf%20Women

Achievments

Contributions

  • holds the longest roll of any Deaf person in the entertainment industry.
  • Recieved the AMITA award for outstanding work on television
  • Honored for her many contributions to theater and advancement for deaf people with the Bernard Bragg Artistic Achievement Award
  • Contributed to the acting world
  • She was one of the founders of Deaf West Theater Company in Los Angeles.
  • Published several books designed for teaching ASL to kids
  • Introduced thousands of children to sign language and issues around the deaf community

Rescources

Biography of Linda Bove. (2013). Retrieved September 12, 2013, from http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/linda_bove/biography.php

Bove, L. (1985). Sesame Street Sign Language ABC with Linda Bove. New York, N.Y.: Random House. Retrieved from http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/474546.Sesame_Street_Sign_Langauge_ABC_with_Linda_Bove_Pictureback

Famous Deaf Women. (2009). Retrieved September 12, 2013, from http://womenanddeafness.pbworks.com/w/page/7404725/Famous%20Deaf%20Women

JJ and Friends Mime Artist. (2012). Retrieved September 10, 2013, from

http://www.jjmime.com/jj-and-friends.htm

If My Hands Could Speak. (2009). Retrieved September 10, 2013, from http://ifmyhandscouldspeak.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/linda-bove-the-librarian/

  • Played Linda the Librarian
  • 1971-2003
  • Provided a positive role model for both hearing and non-hearing children.
  • She sometimes spoke on set but used sign to communicate with her friends and her dog Barkley

http://www.jjmime.com/jj-and-friends.htm

Other Works

  • Happy Days
  • Search For Tomorrow
  • Children Of A Lesser God

Happy Days

Children Of A Lesser God

http://ifmyhandscouldspeak.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/linda-bove-the-librarian/

https://www.google.com/search?q=linda+bove&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari

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