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James Maury Henson was born on the 24th of September 1936, in Greenville, Mississippi. He grew up as the younger of two children to Betty Marcella and Paul Ransom Henson Sr., an agronomist for the United States Department of Agriculture.
Henson created Sam and Friends which aired its last episode on the 15th of December 1961 at WRC-TV. The show included a prototype of his most famous character Kermit the Frog and featured characters that were forerunners of the Muppets.
The movie made $65.2 million domestically and was the 61st highest-grossing film at the time. It also featured Henson singing Rainbow Connection which hit number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song.
David Gelmont reclassified the cause of death as organ dysfunction resulting from streptococcal toxic shock syndrome caused by Streptococcus pyogenes. X-ray images revealed multiple abscesses in both of his lungs from streptococcal pharyngitis when he died at 1:21 a.m. on the 16th of May 1990.
On the 7th of September 2021, a blue plaque was unveiled at Jim Henson's former Hampstead home to honor his artistic creativity. This event took place after the documentary titled Jim Henson Idea Man began streaming on Disney+ in April 2024.