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Emmy Award. Disney Legend. Inkpot Award [ 2 ] James Maury Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was an American puppeteer, animator, actor, and filmmaker who achieved worldwide notability as the creator of the Muppets. Henson was also well known for creating Fraggle Rock (1983–1987) and as the director of The Dark Crystal (1982) and ...
Jim and Jane Henson officially founded Muppets, Inc. on November 20, 1958, three years after Sam and Friends debuted on WRC-TV in Washington, D.C. Aside from Sam and Friends, the majority of its work until 1969 was in advertising; appearances on late-night talk shows; and short "meeting films" primarily for enterprise use, produced from 1965 to 1996.
Release. November 21, 1990. ( 1990-11-21) The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson is a one-hour special that aired on CBS on November 21, 1990. The program was a tribute to Muppet creator Jim Henson, who had died earlier in 1990 due to toxic shock syndrome caused by a streptococcus infection, and featured characters from The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock ...
When director Ron Howard was looking to tell Jim Henson’s story for his next documentary, he sat down with Henson’s surviving children for their permission to tell the story of the man behind ...
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 ...
HBO (US) (Greek Myths) Release. 31 January 1987. (1987-01-31) The StoryTeller is a live-action / puppet television series that originally aired in 1987 and which was created and produced by Jim Henson. [1] Reruns of The StoryTeller episodes were featured in some episodes of The Jim Henson Hour.
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 [ edit ]
108 minutes [1] Country. United States. Language. English. Jim Henson Idea Man is a 2024 American documentary film directed by Ron Howard, about puppeteer Jim Henson. It premiered at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, in the Cannes Classics sections on May 18, 2024. It premiered on Disney+ worldwide on May 31, 2024.