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



//"My hope still is to leave the world a bit better than when I got here.” -Jim Henson //

 James Maury “Jim” Henson was one of the most widely known __ puppeteers __ in American history. He was the creator of “ The Muppets ”. A fun loving movie that sparked a new revolution of children’s teaching using puppets as a gateway to imagination. He was the leading source behind their long run in the television series “ Sesame Street ” and “ The Muppet Show  ” and films such as The Muppet Movie  (1979) and creator of advanced puppets for projects like Fraggle Rock , The Dark Crystal  , Labyrinth  and Return of the Jedi. He 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.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"> Jim Henson's creation of The Muppets 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, innocent Big Bird and the rest of the Muppet crew won the hearts of a generation. With wit that also appealed to adults, the Muppets helped young children learn about everything from numbers and the alphabet to birth and death.

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<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"> On May 16, 1990 Henson was taken to that New York Hospital because of his hard time breathing. The hospital spokesmen said he had died of streptococcus pneumonia, a bacterial infection. <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">Henson also died of organ failure due to the infection which contributed to his death. Henson’s legacy will forever live on with his still running television show Sesame Street and his hit movies that inspire children to grow up, be smart and follow there dreams. Thank you Jim, for inspiring a nation and reminding everyone that we are still children in our hearts, until we leave this Earth. <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;">"Life's like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending.-Jim Henson <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">

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<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left;">//The Jim Henson Company//. Web. 07 Dec. 2009. <http://www.henson.com/>. <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;"> Home Obituaries