Influential children's entertainer Jim Henson (1936-1990) is best known for inventing the Muppets, a softer versions of puppets. His characters were a key component of Sesame Street, the children's educational television program seen worldwide....

Puppeteer and filmmaker/director Jim Henson was the genius behind the world famous puppet creations known as Muppets. By the end of the twentieth century, Henson's name was synonymous with modern puppetry, children's television...

Jim Henson, born James Maury Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990), was the most widely known American puppeteer in modern American television history. He was the creator of The Muppets and the leading force behind their long creative run in...

Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy are coming to Atlanta. The Center for Puppetry Arts is set to be the definitive Jim Henson museum with everything from original puppets to sketches from his personal collection, center officials and the Henson family announced Wednesday.The 29-year-old center...

Road signs of a flipper-waving Kermit the Frog attract thousands of visitors annually through the flatlands of the Mississippi Delta to the hometown of the famous amphibian and his equally renowned creator, Jim Henson.The city of Leland (population 5,500) was where Henson lived from 1936-48....

Manhattan's rich and famous are once again fighting-and ponying up-to live in the city's most prestigious addresses. The penthouse apartment at 1 Beacon Court, the much-ballyhooed Cesar Pelli –designed residential tower rising some 50 stories above the Bloomberg L.P. headquarters at 58th Street and Lexington...

The Upper East Side home of the New York Academy of Sciences has gone into contract for close to $30 million, according to a source close to the deal. The buyer is 63rd Street LLC, a company established by Access Industries, a Manhattan-based private-equity investment...