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Jun 2, 2024 · In Idea Man, the couple's children — Lisa, 64, Brian, 60 and Heather, 53, in addition to Cheryl, 62 — as well as collaborators like Frank Oz detail how the Muppets took the world by storm and...
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Jane and Jim Henson married in 1959; together they had five children: Lisa (b. 1960), Cheryl (b. 1961), Brian (b. 1963), John (1965–2014), [9] and Heather Henson (b. 1970). [10] Although Jane and Jim had separated in 1986, they remained close until his death in 1990. [11]
May 31, 2024 · Brian Henson Has Followed His Father’s Footsteps. Born on November 3, 1963, as the middle child yet first son of Jane and Jim Henson’s brood, Brian always knew his interests aligned with his dad’s despite his being more technologically advanced.
Aug 13, 2024 · The couple had five children: Lisa, Cheryl, Brian, John, and Heather. Even after their separation in 1986, Jane and Jim maintained a strong bond until his death in 1990. After Jim’s passing, Jane committed herself to preserving his legacy. She founded The Jim Henson Legacy, an organization dedicated to safeguarding and celebrating Jim’s work.
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Jane Henson (née Nebel; June 16, 1934 — April 2, 2013) was an artist and puppeteer who helped establish the Muppets as a puppet act with Jim Henson as his first performing partner in the 1950s. They later married on May 28, 1959 and had five children: Lisa, Cheryl, Brian, John, and Heather Henson.
Nebel and Henson met in a puppetry course at the University of Maryland, College Park, where they were both undergraduates. At the time, Nebel was a senior majoring in art education and Henson was a freshman studying to become a commercial artist. She later attended the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. where she practiced pottery, wood carving, oil painting, and sculpture while working on her Masters degree in Fine Arts.
Though Jane Henson was one of Jim Henson's first puppeteering partners, she seldom supplied voices. She sometimes did voices on Sam and Friends, including Bernice on a few occasions, but they were so rare that she didn't remember doing them when talking about the subject. Another exception was in the Sesame Street song "Women Can Be." She performed considerably less after the birth of the couple's second child, Cheryl. However, she would occasionally serve as a background performer in various projects afterwards, with her last known performance occurring in episode 103 of The Muppet Show. While no longer serving as onscreen performer, she would continue to oversee Muppeteer workshops for many years.
Jim and Jane Henson separated in 1986, but remained close until Jim's death in 1990.
In recent years, Jane Henson was a part of the Jim Henson Legacy Board of Directors. As president of The Jane Henson Foundation, she has donated to Sesame Workshop, provided funding to the Jim Henson's Fantastic World exhibit, and The Carter Center founded by U.S. President Jimmy Carter.
Jane passed away on April 2, 2013. The film Muppets Most Wanted was dedicated to her and Jerry Nelson.
•Various commercials
•••Tonight (1956 appearance)
•The Today Show appearances
••Sesame Street (uncredited on the show itself, but many video compilations credit her as a performer)
•The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (historian)
•Jane Henson cameos
1.Jim Henson's Red Book Entry
2.Washington Evening Star "Career Girl" by Ruth Dean, Jan 18, 1959
4.Henson, Jane MuppetFest Memories: Day Two
5.Shemin, Craig Sam and Friends: The Story of Jim Henson's First Television Show, page 70.
Jane Henson was an American puppeteer and the wife of Jim Henson. She was also the mother of Jim Henson's five children: Lisa, Cheryl, Brian, John, and Heather. Jane and Jim met in a puppetry course at the University of Maryland, College Park, where they were both undergraduates.
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Early life. James Maury Henson was born on September 24, 1936, in Greenville, Mississippi, the younger of two children of Betty Marcella (née Brown, 1904–1972) and Paul Ransom Henson (1904–1994), an agronomist for the United States Department of Agriculture. [3]
