Jim Henson
Subtitle: the works : the art, the magic, the imagination
By: Christopher Finch.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Random House
Published: 1993
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9780679412038
Subjects: Henson, Jim.; Puppeteers -- United States -- Biography.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Harry Belafonte; title: Another introduction / Frank Oz; title: Yet another introduction / Candice Bergen; title: Before chapter one : In which Jim is born, goes to school, grows to manhood, gets married, begins a family, and builds his first Muppets; title: Chapter one : Containing much interesting information about Sam and Friends and its stars, including among that company a small green creature named Kermit ; Also including discussions of the many TV commercials made in the early years; title: Chapter two : In which we discover another side of Jim and examine his experimental films and other projects, as well as follow his career as it continues to flourish; title: Chapter three : Sesame Street and how it came to B; title: Chapter 4 : Interesting developments ensue, and Jim embarks on a journey to the city of London, from whence he and a group of talented collaborators create The Muppet Show; title: Chapter five : Containing the transition of the Muppets to the big screen and observations about their appearance in three Muppet movies; title: Chapter six : A description of Jim's company and a discussion of how it grew; title: Chapter seven : The fantasy realms of The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth, including much information about how the special effects were accomplished; title: Chapter eight : An examination of the entertainment Jim created primarily for children, including such popular fare as Fraggle Rock and Jim Henson's Muppet Babies; title: Chapter nine : The Jim Henson Hour, Jim Henson's The Storyteller, Jim Henson Presents Muppet Vision 3D, and other later works; title: Chapter ten : An exploration of the legacy of Jim Henson; title: Some thoughts from Jim Henson; title: Chronology