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Only time can heal your broken heart. Just as only time can heal his broken arms and legs.

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Jim Henson
Age: 53 †
Born: 1936
Born: September 24
Died: 1990
Died: May 16
Actor
Animator
Film Director
Film Producer
Puppeteer
Screenwriter
Television Director
Television Producer
Voice Actor
Greenville
Mississippi
James Maury Henson
Broken
Boys
Heart
Muppet
Time
Piggy
Love
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Legs
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Arms

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