John Paul Henson (April 25, 1965 – February 14, 2014)
(USA today) – John Paul Henson followed his father, Muppets creator
Jim Henson, into puppeteering, and sadly, to an early death.
The younger Henson, 48, fell victim to a sudden heart attack Friday
at his home in Saugerties, N.Y.
John was the puppeteer behind the ogre Sweetums (below).
Sweetums is perhaps the most popular and well known of
the Muppet monsters from The Muppet Show.
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)
