Jim Henson

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Jim Henson

Jim Henson at the 1989 Emmy Awards.
Born September 24, 1936(1936-09-24)
Greenville, Mississippi
Died May 16, 1990 (aged 53)
New York City, New York
Occupation Puppeteer, film director and television producer

James Maury "Jim" Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was an American artist, animator, puppeteer, and moviemaker. He was best known for his work with the Muppets, which he helped to create.

Henson's best known puppet is Kermit the Frog, the host of The Muppet Show.

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Jim Henson's The Muppets
Characters
Television
series
Sam and Friends (1955–1961) · Our Place (1967) · Sesame Street (1969–present) · Saturday Night Live (1975) · The Muppet Show (1976–1981) · Fraggle Rock (1983–1987) · Jim Henson's Muppet Babies (1984–1991) · Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters (1985) · Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series (1987) · Sesame Park (1987–2002) · The Storyteller (1988–1991) · The Jim Henson Hour (1989) · Jim Henson's Mother Goose Stories (1990) · Dinosaurs (1991–1994) · Dog City (1992–1995) · CityKids (1993–1994) · Secret Life of Toys (1994–1996) · Jim Henson's Animal Show (1994–1997) · Big Bag (1996–1998) · Muppets Tonight (1996–1998) · The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss (1996–1997) · Bear in the Big Blue House (1997–2007) · Mopatop's Shop (1999–2004) · The Hoobs (2001–2006) · Play with Me Sesame (2002–present) · Animal Jam (2003) · Jim Henson's Pajanimals (2008)
Feature films
Television
specials
Hey, Cinderella! (1969) · The Great Santa Claus Switch (1970) · The Frog Prince (1972) · The Muppet Musicians of Bremen (1972) · Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977) · John Denver & the Muppets (1979) · The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979) · The Muppets Go to the Movies (1981) · The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (1982) · Don't Eat the Pictures (1983) · Rocky Mountain Holiday (1983) · The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1985) · The Tale of the Bunny Picnic (1986) · The Christmas Toy (1986) · A Muppet Family Christmas (1987) · Big Bird in Japan (1989) · Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (1990) · The Muppets at Walt Disney World (1990) · The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (1990) · Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree (1995) · Elmopalooza (1998) · CinderElmo (1999) · It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002) · The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005) · Studio DC: Almost Live (2008) · A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008)
Direct-to-video
Other media
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