Camille Bohannon

Samuel Atkinson "Sam" Waterston is 73 today

A Miss Piggy Muppet, that was used on "The Muppet Show," is shown during a
ceremony to donate additional Jim Henson memorabilia to the Smithsonian’s
National Museum of American History in Washington,  

WASHINGTON (AP) – Miss Piggy is finally joining her love, Kermit the Frog, in the Smithsonian Institution’s collection of Jim Henson’s Muppets, and Bert and Ernie
will have a place in history, too.

Henson’s daughter, Cheryl Henson, donated more than 20 puppets and props
Tuesday to the National Museum of American History. The donation included
Miss Piggy and some of her co-stars from "The Muppet Show" including Fozzie
Bear,

The museum says Miss Piggy will go on display in March 2014 in the museum’s "American Stories" exhibit. The original Kermit and Cookie Monster will go on
view in November in a special display case.

A young Jim Henson as he began his career with the Muppets at
WRC-TV Washington DC.

 
James Maury "Jim" Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990)

                                          
                                     Camille Bohannon

Jim and Jane Henson in the 1950s 

            Jane Henson (Nebel; June 16, 1934 – April 2, 2013)

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Jim Henson Co. says Henson’s partner in
marriage and Muppets has died.

The company says Jane Henson died Tuesday at her Connecticut
home following a battle with cancer.

She and Jim Henson met in a University of Maryland puppetry class
in the mid-1950s, and they became creative and business partners
in the development of the Muppets.

The Henson’s married in 1959 and had five children: Lisa, Cheryl,
Brian, John and Heather. The pair separated in 1986, and Jim
Henson died in 1990.

In 1992, Jane Henson created and funded The Jim Henson Legacy
to preserve his artistic contributions.

A memorial Mass is planned next week.

Jane and Jim with a member of the Muppet family