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Who said that every wish would be heard and answered when wished on an evening star? Somebody thought of it and someone believed it, and look what its done so far.

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Jim Henson
Age: 53 †
Born: 1936
Born: September 24
Died: 1990
Died: May 16
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James Maury Henson
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