Henson biography

Mike Selby

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Hello,

I was told the following story when I was young: Jim Henson wanted to work in TV, and applied at a news station. They had no openings, except for a puppet segment, so he went home and cut up his mother's green drapes.

Is any of this even true?
 

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It's kind of the "Cliff Notes"/oversimplified soundbite version of Jim's beginnings, but yeah, basically true.
 

Mike Selby

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Thank-you. Is the story about the drapes mentioned in any book or online biography?
 

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There is a great book out there it's called "Jim Henson: The Works" you should check it out. Also there's a new book coming out soon called "Frogs,Hogs, Weirdos and What-Nots" you can get that soon too.
 

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Actually it was a coat, not drapes.
 

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There's still not really a definitive biography on Jim's life. The Works is probably the best. I feel like, at this point, with all the interviews out there, it's time for someone to write something.
 

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It is all true. At first Jim was never into Puppets, he was relly into TV. But his local sation needed a Puppeteer and he thought "How hard can it be?" That's really when it all started. That's where Sam and Freinds started and that's where Jim met Jane (and later got married).
For more infor you can check out Jim Henson's Red Book
 
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