"Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Ballantine Books ... in 2013"--Title page verso. Jim Henson was a gentle dreamer whose genial bearded visage was recognized around the world, ...

The Sesame Street auteur who made the Muppets into a global entertainment and merchandising juggernaut seems almost as winsome as his cute, furry creations in this adulatory biography. Jones ...

Jim Henson brought the world of puppets to life. Brian Jay Jones author of "Jim Henson: The Biography" joined The Cycle on MSNBC Friday. When you hear the name Jim Henson, you think of Kermit the frog ...

If ever you had a single question about the felt magic that Jim Henson managed to create, chances are Brian Jay Jones’ sweeping new biography of the puppeteer will answer it. Wondered why Miss Piggy ...

Lisa Henson tells PEOPLE she has been in a "slow-motion development deal" with Disney for a "fantastical" Jim Henson biopic Scott Huver is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. He has been writing about ...

Go ahead, try and pick a favorite Muppet. Dare you. Fozzie, Gonzo, Miss Piggy, Animal, Kermit, Grover, Bert and/or Ernie – it’s impossible. Too many great ones. I mean, I even forgot to mention Big ...

The trouble with writing a biography about a figure as boundlessly creative as Jim Henson – say, Brian Jay Jones’ Jim Henson: The Biography from 2013 – is that the book can go only so far in conveying ...

Jim Henson’s work with puppets is legendary, and on Saturday people online celebrated some decidedly different Muppet brilliance from Henson’s career. Much like Michelle Pfeiffer’s Batman Returns whip ...

The late puppeteer’s daughter also gives an update on the status of the scripted Disney feature in development, 'Muppet Man.' By Brande Victorian Deputy Awards Editor Yes. We had been approached for ...

Brian Jay Jones’ biography of Jim Henson, simply titled “Jim Henson: The Biography,” is almost sublime in its sweetness, which, considering the subject of the work, is entirely appropriate.The creator ...