Its been 22 years since legend Jim Henson sadly passed away
kyle
2012/05/17 09:24:34
James Maury "Jim" Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was an American puppeteer, best known as the creator of The Muppets. As a puppeteer, Henson performed in various television programs, such as Sesame Street and The Muppet Show, films such as The Muppet Movie and The Great Muppet Caper, and created advanced puppets for projects like Fraggle Rock, The Dark Crystal, and Labyrinth. 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. He died on May 16, 1990 of organ failure resulting from a Group A streptococcal infection caused by Streptococcus pyogenes.
Going as far back as Sesame Street... the original muppet movie and the muppet show, i've been a HUGE fan of Jim Henson's creations.
He sprinkled magic on all he did.
Star Wars = Yoda = Henson creation - and who isn't more bad ass than YODA???
The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth and all of the classic Muppet films were pure magic.
We miss you Jim... Happy to know that this next generation will participate in the Henson legacy w/ the release of DVD collections of the Muppet show and all the movies.