Funny that several other folks mentioned Jim Henson in the CW Needs Some Time Off thread. Guess that’s as good a time as any to unleash the Season 4 Finale of Epic Rap Battles of History!
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Jim Henson vs. Stan Lee OOT
by Deplorable Macker ( 45 Comments › )Filed under Entertainment, Music, OOT, Open thread at August 17th, 2015 - 10:00 pm
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RIP Jane Nebel Henson 1934 – 2013
by Bunk Five Hawks X ( 9 Comments › )Filed under Art, Golden Age of Television, History, Humor, Media, Open thread, Special Report at April 2nd, 2013 - 11:31 pm
Jane Nebel Henson 1934-2013
Jane Nebel Henson passed away at the age of 78 on 2 April 2013. Although her late husband is more well known, Jane Henson was an important contributor. Married in 1959, she and Jim Henson reinvented the ancient art of puppetry and created a huge entertainment industry: The Muppets.
[Jane] Nebel and [Jim] 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. Nebel later became Henson’s puppeteering partner on the television show Sam and Friends, and the two eventually married. [via]
Prior to the creation of Sesame Street, the Hensons produced awesome entertainment for advertisers and television shows. Here are some arbitrary pre-Sesame Street selections.
Talented people are often under-appreciated until they’re gone, especially those who leave such a great legacy. RIP Jane.
