Perhaps the toughest takeaway from Ron Howard’s documentary “Jim Henson Idea Man” is the fact that his sudden death in 1990, at just age 53, robbed us all that “The Muppets” creator might have created ...

"Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Ballantine Books ... in 2013"--Title page verso. Jim Henson was a gentle dreamer whose genial bearded visage was recognized around the world, ...

LOS ANGELES -- "From a very early age he had the feeling that he was here for a purpose." That line is from the official trailer for "Jim Henson Idea Man." Henson is the creator of "Sesame Street," ...

Jim Henson was loved by many throughout his career, which included accomplishments like creating the Muppets, and many other colorful characters we’ve all come to know and appreciate. The puppeteer ...

Puppets and props from Muppets creator Jim Henson's extensive career will go up for auction this fall, including pieces from children’s shows such as “Fraggle Rock” and “The Dark Crystal: Age of ...

It may not be too much of an exaggeration to say that Jim Henson came up with the concept for an immersive video dome long before Sphere bubbled up in Las Vegas. In the mid-1960s he developed an idea ...

Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. Before settling on the career goal of TV critic, I went through four distinct areas of job interest, all ...

The trouble with writing a biography about a figure as boundlessly creative as Jim Henson – say, Brian Jay Jones’ Jim Henson: The Biography from 2013 – is that the book can go only so far in conveying ...