Jim Henson
James Maury Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was an American puppeteer, animator, cartoonist, actor, inventor, composer, 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.
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| Full name at birth | James Maury Henson
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| Claim to fame | Creator of the Muppets
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| Date of birth | 24 September 1936
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| Place of birth | Greenville, Mississippi, USA
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| Date of death | 16 May 1990
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| Age | 53 (age at death)
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| Place of death | New York City, New York, USA
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| Cause of death | Organ failure (due to streptococcal toxic shock syndrome)
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| Resting place | Cremated, Ashes scattered
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| Occupation | Puppet Creator
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| Height | 6' 3" (190 cm)
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| Net worth | $20,000,000 USD
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| High school | Northwestern High School, Hyattsville, MD (1954)
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| University | BA Home Economics, University of Maryland College Park (1960)
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![Jim Henson - TV Guide Magazine Pictorial [United States] (16 May 1970)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/g/j/gjpp4xn9wbfipbn.jpg?skj2io4l)
- Was a good friend of George Lucas, who originally offered him the role of Yoda in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980). He declined and suggested Frank Oz for the part.
- Lydia The Tattooed Lady was one of his all time favorite songs. The Muppet performed this song at his memorial service. Henson himself drew the tattoos on the Lydia, The Tattooed Lady muppet used in episode 2 of "The Muppet Show" (1976).
- Shares same birthday (September 24) with Steve Whitmire, fellow muppeteer who took over Kermit the Frog after Henson's death.
- First met David Lazer when he had been contracted to make a few short puppet films for them. Lazer worked at IBM.
- His earliest puppetry influences were Kukla, Fran Allison and Ollie, Bil Baird, and Edgar Bergen.
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