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Jim Henson, A Gentle Genius - College Term Paper

Jim Henson, A Gentle Genius

- Sept. 24, 1936-May 16, 1990
Having one of the largest influence over children during his time,
as a entertainer; Jim Henson was a true magician. Creativity is a word
that describes something that has been invented or made or will be, it’s
not imitated by others. Success is what someone achieves from creativity.
It is what some one works for and has earned from their lifetime. Jim
Henson and his magic had been one of my biggest childhood memories.
Religiously, everyday, I would sit down and watch Sesame Street just like
all my other friends did at that point in time. We would all sing our A B C’
s and 1 2 3’s. It was almost like our rules and regulations to live by, or
our preschool ...

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child. His success first started in high
school when his family first moved to Washington and he became fascinated
by television. In the summer of 1954, just before he entered the
University of Maryland he learned that a local station needed someone to
perform with puppets on a children’s show. That job didn’t last long, but
within a few months later he was puppeteering for the local NBC affiliate.
Soon he had his own five minute program called Sam and Friends. He
produced Sam and Friends for six years. Assisting him was fellow student
Jane Nebel, whom he married in 1959. Success from the show brought him
nationwide fame. He was soon making guest appearances on The Steve Allen
Show, The Jack Paar Show, and The Today Show.
Henson then moved to New York in 1963 as his television
appearances grew to include The Tonight Show, Ed Sullivan, and the Jimmy
Dean Show, and weekly appearances on The Today Show as well as commercials.
During this time he also experimented with short ...

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Added: 1/31/2004 06:47:59 PM
Category: Biographies
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 617
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