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Composer and lyricist Jerry Blatt first worked in small-time theater. He then wrote many songs for the PBS children's shows Sesame Street and The Electric Company. In 1971 he collaborated on the score for the animated film Tiki Tiki. He began his long professional association as a songwriter with performer Bette Midler in 1975. He wrote songs for The Rose (1979) and Jinxed (1982).