For The First Time Evera Comprehensive Biography Of One Of The Twentieth-centurys Most Innovative Creative Artists: The Incomparable, Irreplaceable Jim Henson.he Was A Gentle Dreamer Whose Genial Bearded Visage Was Recognized Around The World, But Most People Got To Know Him Only Through The Iconic Characters He Created: Kermit The Frog, Bert And Ernie, Miss Piggy, Big Bird. The Muppets Made Jim Henson A Household Name, But They Were Only Part Of His Remarkable Story.this Extraordinary Biography--written With The Generous Cooperation Of The Henson Family--covers The Full Arc Of Hensons All-too-brief Life: From His Childhood In Leland, Mississippi, Through The Years Of Burgeoning Fame In Washington D.c., New York, And London, To The Decade Of International Celebrity That Preceded His Untimely Death At Age Fifty-three. Drawing On Hundreds Of Hours Of New Interviews With Jim Henson''s Family, Friends, And Closest Collaborators, As Well As Unprecedented Access To Private Family And Company Archives--including Never-before-seen Interviews, Business Documents, And Hensons Private Letters--brian Jay Jones Explores The Creation Of The Muppets, Hensons Contributions To Sesame Street And Saturday Night Live, And His Nearly Ten Year Campaign To Bring The Muppet Show To Television.