#2086 Overall Influence
Jim Henson
American puppeteer ,animator, cartoonist, actor, investor, filmmaker, and screenwriter
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Why is this person notable and influential?James Maury Henson was an American puppeteer, animator, cartoonist, actor, inventor, filmmaker, and screenwriter who achieved worldwide notice as the creator of The Muppets and Fraggle Rock ; puppeteer and puppet character creator for Sesame Street and as the director of The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth . He was born in Greenville, Mississippi, and raised in Leland, Mississippi, and University Park, Maryland.
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What schools is this person affiliated with?University of Maryland
Public research university in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland
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