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Jim Henson

Born

in Greenville, Mississippi, The United States

September 24, 1936

Died

May 16, 1990

Website

http://www.jimhensonlegacy.org/

Genre

Children's Books, Literature & Fiction

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James Maury "Jim" Henson was the most widely known puppeteer in American television history. He was the creator of The Muppets and the leading force behind their long creative run in the television series Sesame Street and The Muppet Show and films such as The Muppet Movie (1979) and The Dark Crystal (1982). 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. Henson is widely acknowledged for the ongoing vision of faith, friendship, magic, and love which infused nearly all of his work.

When Henson died on May 16, 1990, his sudden death resulted in an outpouring of public and professional affection. There hav ...more

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Average rating: 4.08 · 8,609 ratings · 1,083 reviews · 125 distinct works · Similar authors

	Jim Henson's Tale of Sand by Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Ramón Pérez (Illustrator) 3.77 avg rating — 2,207 ratings — published 2011 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	It's Not Easy Being Green: And Other Things to Consider 4.20 avg rating — 1,318 ratings — published 2005 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jim Henson's The Storyteller by Jim Henson (Creator), Katie Cook, Colleen Coover (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 448 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jim Henson's Labyrinth: The Novelization by Jim Henson, A.C.H. Smith, Brian Froud (Illustrator) 4.42 avg rating — 224 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Witches by Jim Henson (Creator), S.M. Vidaurri (Illustrator), Kyla Vanderklugt (Illustrator) 4.19 avg rating — 155 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Muppet Show Book by Jim Henson, Tudor Banuş (Illustrator) 4.30 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 1978 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jim Henson's The Musical Monsters of Turkey Hollow by Jim Henson, Jerry Juhl, Roger Langridge (Goodreads Author) (Adapted by) 3.65 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Dragons by Jim Henson (Creator), Daniel Bayliss 3.95 avg rating — 77 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Doodling with Jim Henson: More than 50 fun & fanciful artistic exercises to inspire the doodler in you! 4.72 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wisdom from It's Not Easy Being Green and Other Things to Consider 4.18 avg rating — 22 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Jim Henson's The Storyteller (4 books)
by Jim Henson (Creator), Conor Nolan, Brandon Dayton, Karl Kerschl (With)
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Quotes by Jim Henson

“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.”
― Jim Henson

tags: humor

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“[Kids] don't remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are.”
― Jim Henson, It's Not Easy Being Green: And Other Things to Consider

tags: childhood, education, learning, teaching

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“There's not a word yet, for old friends who've just met.”
― Jim Henson, Favorite Songs from Jim Henson's Muppets

tags: friends, friendship

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