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Jim Henson

By ihes54

  • Birth

    Jim Henson was born September 24, 1936, in Greenville, Mississippi. From a young age was drawn to the arts. His grandmother was supportive of his passion.

  • Kukla and friends

    Kukla and friends
    A major influence of his childhood was TV puppeteer Burr Tillstrom. He worked on the show Kukla, Fran and Ollie. This show inspierd Jim to love puppets.

  • Sam and Friends

    Sam and Friends
    By his freshman year at the University of Maryland, in 1955, Henson had scored a bi-weekly job on a local NBC affiliate, Sam and Friends. The program scored a local Emmy Award in 1958,

  • Jim Henson Company

    Jim Henson Company
    He founded Muppets, Inc., in 1958, which became the Jim Henson Company.

  • Marrige

    Jim Henson got married to Jane on May 28, 1959. They raised Cheryl, Lisa, John, and Heather Henson.

  • Academy Award-nominated Time Piece

    Academy Award-nominated Time Piece
    Henson began experimenting with short films, including 1965's Academy Award-nominated Time Piece.

  • Sesame Street

    Sesame Street
    Jim Henson worked onthe still popular kids show Sesame Street. It first aired in 1969

  • The Gang

    The Gang
    In 1975, at Grade's ATV Studios, Henson and his crew created Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Animal, Gonzo, Scooter and the rest of The Muppet Show gang.

  • The Muppet Show

    The Muppet Show
    Jim Henson The Muppet show in 1976.

  • Muppet Movie came out

    Muppet Movie came out
    January 1980 is when the muppet movie first made an appearence.

  • The Jim Henson Hour

    The Jim Henson Hour
    The Jim henson hour won the Emmy Award for
    Outstanding Directing - Variety, Music or Comedy Program
    1989 Winner

  • Death

    Sadly this creater of childhood dreams died of pneumonia on May 16, 1990 at the age of 53.

  • Muppet*Vision 3D

    Muppet*Vision 3D
    The attration opend at Disney's Hollywood Studios on May 16, 1991 after he died. It was one of Jim Hensons final project.