| Jane Henson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jane Ann Nebel June 16, 1934 New York City, New York |
| Residence | New York City, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Jane Nebel Henson |
| Alma mater | University of Maryland, College Park |
| Occupation | Puppeteer |
| Home town | New York City, New York |
| Board member of | Jim Henson Foundation, The Jim Henson Legacy, American Center for Children's Television |
| Spouse | Jim Henson (1959-1986; separated) |
| Children | Lisa Henson Cheryl Henson Brian Henson John Henson Heather Henson |
Jane Ann Henson (born June 16, 1934) is an American puppeteer and the widow of puppeteer Jim Henson.
Contents |
Biography [link]
Born Jane Ann Nebel and raised in New York,[1] she met Henson while both were freshmen at the University of Maryland, College Park. They worked together on the live fifties television show Sam and Friends, where Jane collaborated with Jim in performing Muppets and devising several of the show's technical innovations, including the use of television monitors to watch their performances in real time.[1] When, in the late fifties, Jim took a year off from Sam and Friends to travel in Europe, Jane ran the show, with the help of a UMD classmate.[2]
Career [link]
"Among the first of his assignments at WRC was Afternoon, a magazine show aimed at housewives. This marked his first collaboration with Jane Nebel - the woman who later became his wife"[3]
Though they were romantically uninvolved for the first few years of Sam and Friends, Jim and Jane eventually began dating and were married in 1959.[2]
They would however, not start dating until Jim returned from Europe where he traveled for several months, to be inspired by European puppeteers who look on their work as an art form.[1] Upon Henson's return to the United States, he and Jane began dating. They were married in 1959 and had five children.
Their first child, Lisa, was born the next year, followed by four others: Cheryl (b. 1961), Brian (b. 1962), John (b. 1965) and Heather (b. 1970). When Jane quit full-time Muppeteering in the early 1960s to raise their children, Jim hired Jerry Juhl and Frank Oz to replace her.[4] She helped the newly-hired Oz learn how to lip-sync,[4] and continued to perform non-speaking muppets on Sesame Street from time to time through at least the eighties.[1] She was also responsible for the hiring of puppeteer Steve Whitmire in 1978, after he gave her an impromptu audition in an Atlanta, Georgia airport restaurant.[5]
Personal Life [link]
She and Jim separated in 1986 although they remained close until his death in 1990.[6] In 1992 Jane established The Jim Henson Legacy to preserve and perpetuate the work of her late husband. She currently serves on the boards of the Jim Henson Foundation and the American Center for Children's Television.[7]
References [link]
- ^ a b c d "The Man Behind the Frog". Time. 1978-12-25. https://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,948401,00.html. Retrieved 2007-05-01.
- ^ a b Harris, Judy (1998-09-21). "Muppet Master: An Interview with Jim Henson". Muppet Central. https://www.muppetcentral.com/articles/interviews/jim1.shtml. Retrieved 2007-05-05.
- ^ Finch, Jim Henson - The Works (1993). p. 15.
- ^ a b Plume, Kenneth. "Interview with Frank Oz", IGN FilmForce, 2000-02-10. Retrieved on 2007-05-06.
- ^ Plume, Kenneth (1999-07-19). "Ratting Out: An Interview with Muppeteer Steve Whitmire". Muppet Central. https://www.muppetcentral.com/articles/interviews/whitmire1.shtml. Retrieved 2007-05-05.
- ^ Collins, James (1998-06-08). "Time 100: Jim Henson". Time. https://www.time.com/time/time100/artists/profile/henson.html. Retrieved 2007-05-01.
- ^ Muppet Co-Founder Jane Henson to Speak at WVU, Nov. 8, West Virginia University News.
External links [link]
  |
This article about an United States entertainer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
https://wn.com/Jane_Henson
Podcasts:
-
by John Cena
-
by John Cena
-
by John Cena
-
by John Cena
-
by John Cena
-
by John Cena
-
by John Cena
-
by John Cena
-
by John Cena
-
by John Cena
-
by John Cena
-
by John Cena
-
by John Cena
-
by John Cena
-
by John Cena
-
by John Cena
-
by John Cena
-
by John Cena
-
by John Cena
-
by John Cena
-
by John Cena
-
by John Cena
-
by John Cena
-
by John Cena
-
by John Cena
-
by John Cena
-
by John Cena
Flow Easy
by: John CenaFirst and foremost...
Flow easy, yo
Yo, yo, for the hood (for the hood)
Everybody flow easy, ha ha, so easy
Yo, listen
For the corrupt mob, John Cena, Trademarc, listen
I embarass MC's who touch the mic with me
That's why they never holla when it's showtime - gimme
I spit poison like a black snake bit me
Guns up in the E-Class, D's can't get me
My foot is a 13, 12's don't fit me
My heart is cold and hard like Jack Frost bit me
So many new flows old flows start to panic
It's time they got built by the mic mechanic
Y'all heard, I stay in hood streets like curbs
And never forget, where I come from, word
I ain't goin broke, fuck you, I'll cop me a brick
And take it straight to the block, forget rap quick
Don't trip, Bump got a speed zone sign
For suckers who move too fast against mine
I'm pressed, pushin it full speed ahead
You left, bullet in chest, meet the dead, so
Flow easy, turn up the mic it's time
to flow easy, whenever I spit my rhyme
I flow easy, the underground pound and grime
Flow easy, but yours don't sound like mine
I flow easy, turn up the mic it's time
I flow easy, whenever I spit my rhyme
I flow easy, the underground pound and grime
Flow easy, so yours don't sound like mine I flow easy
Philosopher first, rapper second
Manifest the message, lessons involved
It all but hits you, aviate your crew and lift you
So what's the issue? Trademarc has got it locked before he meet you
Greet your mind before we even greet you
Won't mislead you, I ain't trustin people, cause I defeat you
Take it down a notch, slow your roll
Cause we crush spirits, like we stole your soul
I set styles off dog, y'all are fuckin mimics
Man I talk more shit than pro-lifers in abortion clinics
Run my mouth off like high school rumors
Man and grab microphones like pedophiles gropin late bloomers
Flow easy like your first day with white sneakers
You just a face in the crowd like packed bleachers
Huh, you better rock a sleeveless
Freddie Foxxx, Trademarc, John Cena breeze through
Y'all are fuckin divas
First and foremost I sure post potential like Carmelo
Turn a hard MC to jello
Make their skin yellow with fear while stayin mellow and clear
Man, we in for one hell of a year, yeah
Curse a fool like the Red Sox, we tighter than headlocks
I'm flowin easy with Freddie Foxxx
Known to hang it low like dreadlocks and y'all are too slow
Like wearing a weight vest and lead socks
I'm a fat kid, you feed me? I'm still hungry
Never let a bitch take a bill from me
Like Jordan in the 4th quarter, I'm still money
Best believe the flow water, we still runny
Make your stomach feel funny, I'm so sick
With 16 bars twice the value of gold brick
Make it known quick that I'm greedy, we got the rats and the cheese B