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James Maury "Jim" Henson was an American puppeteer, artist, cartoonist, inventor, film director, producer, screenwriter, songwriter, and musician. He was best known as the creator of the Muppets and the founder of the Jim Henson Company, which is now run by his children. Like Walt Disney for animation, Henson was considered just as much an artistic giant in his own field of puppetry. He was ...
May 16, 1990 · Jim Henson's love of puppeteering formed a career that ultimately inspired countless generations of children around the world. Born in Greenville, Mississippi, his family moved just outside of ...
The Henson family buys back The Jim Henson Company. 2004. Disney. Sale of the Muppets to Disney. 2005. Puppet Up! - Uncensored. Puppet Up! - Uncensored premieres ...
Mar 21, 2019 · Before Jim Henson, puppeteering was mostly the realm of vaudeville frivolity and avant-garde weirdness. Henson made puppets that you'd want to talk to and hug instead of the dead-eyed horror automatons prevalent in other television shows of the '50s and early '60s.
May 16, 1997 · The death of Jim Henson. A frightening illness killed the beloved Muppet creator in 1990. Peter Pan isn't supposed to die. True, Jim Henson, who passed on seven years ago this week, was hardly a ...
Feb 15, 2019 · Jim Henson explains the evolution of his most famous hand puppet.Date aired - November 25, 1971 - Jim Henson & The MuppetsFor clip licensing opportunities pl...
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6 days ago · “Jim Henson: Idea Man” threads a difficult needle, celebrating the creative genius of the Muppets mastermind without sidestepping or whitewashing the thornier aspects of his personal life, as ...
