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  1. 1 day ago · Jim Henson was a revolutionary puppeteer, filmmaker, and actor, best known for creating the Muppets. His career spanned over 30 years, during which he would create iconic characters like Kermit the Frog, Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, and Cookie Monster.

  2. 3 days ago · Jim Henson (born September 24, 1936, Greenville, Mississippi, U.S.—died May 16, 1990, New York, New York) was an American puppeteer and filmmaker, creator of the Muppets of television and motion pictures. He coined the term Muppets as a meld of marionettes and puppets.

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  3. 18 hours ago · Jim Henson is a notable exception. The creator of the Muppets remains as revered today as he was during his too-short life, an enduring icon of wholesomeness whose legend has only grown since he ...

  4. 2 days ago · 9 mins read. Jim Henson: Idea Man. (USA, 110 min.) Dir. Ron Howard. “It’s not easy being green,” Kermit the Frog once sang to the delight of audiences. The song remains a hallmark of Jim Henson’s most popular character. It also provides a key moment in Idea Man, Ron Howard’s wonderful documentary about the life, work, and influence of ...

  5. 3 days ago · In “Jim Henson Idea Man,” Ron Howard offers a close-up look at the driven “Muppets” creator and puppeteer whose cultural and educational legacy remains enormous. Henson, 53 when he died ...

  6. May 18, 2024 · Henson was a puppeteer and creator of everything from The Muppets to “Fraggle Rock,” an animator and actor, a TV genius (Henson’s fingerprints are still on every element of “Sesame Street ...

  7. May 7, 2024 · Ron Howard's Jim Henson documentary will detail 'The Muppets' and 'Sesame Street' puppeteer's career, his marriage to his wife and a few surprises.

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