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Television is basically teaching whether you want it to or not.
Jim Henson
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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
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Television Director
Television Producer
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Greenville
Mississippi
James Maury Henson
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