LeGrande A. Green ’87

LeGrande died Dec. 2, 2025.

Known as “Grandie” to his friends, he grew up in Wilmington, N.C., and attended Emsley A. Laney High School. On campus, LeGrande lived in Mathey and majored in history. He danced with Expressions and Center Line Jazz Dance Companies, led tours as an Orange Key guide, and was part of Triangle Club. His ties to Triangle remained strong, serving on its board of directors.

LeGrande was endlessly funny and creative. After Princeton, he launched a successful television production career. For eight years, he produced The Oprah Winfrey Show with rousing success: He was nominated for five Daytime Emmys and won four consecutively. He won an NAACP Image Award for the episode on Unsolved Hate Crimes of the Civil Rights Movement. He was supervising producer at The Sally Jessy Raphael Show and founded his own production company, Spirit Media Works. We can’t forget about his memorable Jeopardy! showing and winnings during his time at Princeton!

His love and memories will remain in the heart of his stepmother, Sonja, brothers Lawrence and Morgan, stepbrother Parrish, and a host of friends. His perseverance and resilient spirit remain inspiring for all that know him.