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Jane Henson, 78, Jim Henson's ex-wife
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Apr 2, 2013, 7:07:10 PM4/2/13
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Jane Nebel Henson, who partnered with her husband Jim Henson to launch
the Muppets and worked to preserve his artistic legacy, died April 2 of
cancer in Conn. She was 78.
Born in Queens, N.Y., she met Jim Henson in a puppetry class at the U.
of Maryland, and began working with him as a performer, puppet designer
and builder when they were offered a spot on WRC-TV in Washington, D.C.
while they were still undergraduates.
The Muppets made their first appearance on their show �Sam and Friends,�
which aired before the �Huntley-Brinkley Report� and �The Tonight Show�
with Steve Allen, where their signature puppets made their first
national guest appearance.
They were married in 1959, and Jane gave birth to Lisa, Cheryl, Brian
and John in the next five years and Heather in 1970.
As the Jim Henson Company grew, she actively participated in the
organization, collaborating with her husband on projects including �The
Art of the Muppets� traveling museum exhibit and �The Muppet Show on
Tour� and �Sesame Street Live� stage shows.
She also was said to have had a keen eye for spotting puppeteer talent.
She served on the board of the Jim Henson Foundation, which promotes the
art of puppetry. In 1992, she founded the Jim Henson Legacy to preserve
his artistic contributions, and in 2001, she created the Jane Henson
Foundation to continue her philanthropic work.
Henson also co-founded the National Puppetry Conference at the Eugene
O�Neill Theater Center and received honors from organizations including
the Union Internationale de la Marionette, Puppetry Guild of Greater New
York, the U. of Maryland Alumni Assn., the Center for Puppetry Arts in
Atlanta, Ga, the Paley Center and the Smithsonian�s National Museum of
American History.
Jim and Jane Henson were legally separated in 1986, but she continued to
be active in preserving the legacy of her husband, who died in 1990.
the Muppets and worked to preserve his artistic legacy, died April 2 of
cancer in Conn. She was 78.
Born in Queens, N.Y., she met Jim Henson in a puppetry class at the U.
of Maryland, and began working with him as a performer, puppet designer
and builder when they were offered a spot on WRC-TV in Washington, D.C.
while they were still undergraduates.
The Muppets made their first appearance on their show �Sam and Friends,�
which aired before the �Huntley-Brinkley Report� and �The Tonight Show�
with Steve Allen, where their signature puppets made their first
national guest appearance.
They were married in 1959, and Jane gave birth to Lisa, Cheryl, Brian
and John in the next five years and Heather in 1970.
As the Jim Henson Company grew, she actively participated in the
organization, collaborating with her husband on projects including �The
Art of the Muppets� traveling museum exhibit and �The Muppet Show on
Tour� and �Sesame Street Live� stage shows.
She also was said to have had a keen eye for spotting puppeteer talent.
She served on the board of the Jim Henson Foundation, which promotes the
art of puppetry. In 1992, she founded the Jim Henson Legacy to preserve
his artistic contributions, and in 2001, she created the Jane Henson
Foundation to continue her philanthropic work.
Henson also co-founded the National Puppetry Conference at the Eugene
O�Neill Theater Center and received honors from organizations including
the Union Internationale de la Marionette, Puppetry Guild of Greater New
York, the U. of Maryland Alumni Assn., the Center for Puppetry Arts in
Atlanta, Ga, the Paley Center and the Smithsonian�s National Museum of
American History.
Jim and Jane Henson were legally separated in 1986, but she continued to
be active in preserving the legacy of her husband, who died in 1990.
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