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**The Life of... **
 * //Jim Henson//**

 Jim Henson died on May 16, 1990- he was one of the most widely known [|puppeteers] in American history. Using his amazing gifts to create charactors known as "[|The Muppets]" and the leading source behind the hit children's show "[|Sesame Street."] Henson was also an [|Oscar]-nominated [|film director], [|Emmy Award] -winning [|television producer], and the founder of [|The Jim Henson Company], [|The Jim Henson Foundation], and [|Jim Henson's Creature Shop]. Henson's creatures and creations first appeared on [|television] in 1954. But it was on Sesame Street, the program for preschoolers that began in 1969, that [|Kermit] the frog, [|Oscar the Grouch], the voracious [|Cookie Monster], considerate [|Bert], fun-loving [|Ernie], [|Big Bird], and the rest of the Muppet crew won the hearts of a generation.

The Muppets were more than just daily television pals, they were role models. Muppets romped on lunch boxes and sheets, and they were reincarnated as toys. Mr. Henson coined the name Muppet to describe his own combination of marionette and foam-rubber hand puppets. Most Muppets' heads are basically hand puppets, but their hands and other parts of their bodies may be operated by controls, including strings and rods. As Sesame Street evolved in the hands of its creators, the [|Children's Television Workshop], and as the scope of its subject matter increased, so did the Muppets.

With fun loving creatures that also appealed to adults, the Muppets helped young children learn about everything from numbers and the alphabet, to birth and death. The day that Jim Henson's death was recorded was a day for not only his family and friends, but the Muppets and the world. On Wednesday, May 16, 1990, Henson was taken to the New York Hospital. Hospital spokesmen said he died of [|streptococcus pneumonia], a bacterial infection, a day after he was admitted to the emergency room.

His name will always be remembered in history, for his inspirational imagination and creation of The Muppets and his a positive look on creation of the show Sesame Street and its impact on American and also children all over the globe. James Maury "Jim" Henson will always be remembered and the celabration will live on. Thank you Jim Henson. **Works Cited:**

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