In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
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Synopsis
A PBS biographical documentary tracing Jim Henson's career from his early 1950s Muppets television work through Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock and his fantasy films The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth, narrated by Brian Unger.
Context & Trivia
Part of PBS's "In Their Own Words" biography series, this 60-minute episode aired September 15, 2015. Interviewees include Henson's children Lisa, Cheryl, Brian and Heather Henson, actors Neil Patrick Harris and Candice Bergen, director John Landis, former Disney CEO Michael Eisner, and Sesame Street cast members Bob McGrath and Caroll Spinney.
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