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Jane Ann Henson ( née Nebel; June 16, 1934 – April 2, 2013) was an American puppeteer and co-founder of Muppets Inc with her husband Jim Henson. Early life. Jane Ann Nebel was born and raised in St. Albans, Queens. She met Jim Henson when she was a senior and he a freshman at the University of Maryland, College Park. [1]
Apr 4, 2013 · April 3, 2013. Jane Henson, the widow of and original collaborator with Jim Henson, the creator of the Muppets, died on Tuesday at her home in Greenwich, Conn. She was 78. The cause was...
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Jane Henson (née Nebel; June 16, 1934 — April 2, 2013) was an artist and puppeteer who helped establish the Muppets as a puppet act with Jim Henson as his first performing partner in the 1950s. They later married on May 28, 1959 [1] and had five children: Lisa, Cheryl, Brian, John, and Heather Henson .
- Jane and Jim Met in College. Henson, a native of New York City, met Jim while they were both freshmen students at the University of Maryland. Fittingly, they met in a puppetry class.
- They Were at the Forefront of the TV Revolution. In 1954, Jim was offered a slot on a local NBC affiliate for a children’s show, this was the couple’s first TV show, Sam & Friends.
- Jim Left to Tour Europe in the Late 1950s. Jane maintained, Sam & Friends, along with a high-school friend, Bob Payne. Jim left for Europe in June 1958.
- Jim and Jane had Five Children. Jane left the couple’s puppet shows to focus on motherhood. She taught legendary director Frank Oz how to replace her in her role as ‘key assistant.’
Apr 2, 2013 · By Pat Saperstein. Jane Nebel Henson, who partnered with her husband Jim Henson to launch the Muppets and worked to preserve his artistic legacy, died April 2 of cancer in Conn. She was 78.
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Apr 3, 2013 · Jane Henson, the woman who helped create and bring the Muppets to the world stage and carried those furry puppets through history, died in her Connecticut home on Tuesday after a battle with...
Apr 3, 2013 · LOS ANGELES -- Jane Nebel Henson, the former wife of Muppets creator Jim Henson who was influential in the creation of the popular U.S. TV puppet program, died on Tuesday following a long...
