Jim Henson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jim Henson

American puppeteer, filmmaker, and businessman

Date of Birth: 24-Sep-1936

Place of Birth: Greenville, Mississippi, United States

Date of Death: 16-May-1990

Profession: screenwriter, actor, animator, television director, voice actor, film director, puppeteer, film producer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Jim Henson

  • James Maury Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was an American puppeteer, animator, cartoonist, actor, inventor, filmmaker, and screenwriter who achieved worldwide notice as the creator of The Muppets (1955–present) and Fraggle Rock (1983–1987); and as the director of The Dark Crystal (1982) and Labyrinth (1986).
  • He was born in Greenville, Mississippi, and raised in Leland, Mississippi, and University Park, Maryland.Henson began developing puppets in high school.
  • He created Sam and Friends, a short-form comedy television program, while he was a freshman at the University of Maryland, College Park.
  • He graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in home economics, after which he produced coffee advertisements and developed experimental films.
  • In 1958, he co-founded Muppets, Inc., which became The Jim Henson Company. In 1969, Henson joined the children's educational television program Sesame Street where he helped to develop characters for the series.
  • He and his creative team also appeared on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live.
  • He produced The Muppet Show during this period, premiering the series in 1976.
  • He won fame for his characters, particularly Kermit the Frog, Rowlf the Dog, and Ernie.
  • During the later years of his life, he founded the Jim Henson Foundation and Jim Henson's Creature Shop.
  • He won the Emmy Award twice for his involvement in The Storyteller and The Jim Henson Hour. On May 16, 1990, Henson died from toxic shock syndrome in New York City at the age of 53.
  • His remains were cremated and the ashes were scattered near Taos, New Mexico.
  • In the weeks following his death, he was celebrated with a wave of tributes.
  • He was posthumously inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1991 and was selected to be one of the Disney Legends in 2011.

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