Jim Henson Biographies

[Foodie]

Hi all,
I'm looking for a good book on Jim Henson's life. I already own " The Works " but I was wondering if there's another book on his life that dealt more with his... thinking and so on and not just how he started the Muppets. Is there anything?

Thanks!

Nick

 

[lowercasegods]

Definitely check out "Of Muppets & Men" by Christopher Finch. It's probably out of print, but you can find it at most libraries. It focuses mainly on the history and production of The Muppet Show, but there's substantial information on the life and professional history of Jim Henson.

"Jim Henson's Designs and Doodles" is another good book. It has a lot of his sketches from his childhood through the early years of his career, and the text tells quite a bit about his life.

"No Strings Attached: The Inside Story of Jim Henson's Creature Shop" is a book about the history of Jim Henson's Creature Shop and has a lot of good info on Jim and his creation of that particular branch of his creative empire.

Lastly, I'd suggest "Sesame Street Unpaved." It's a book about the history of Sesame Street and gives a lot of information about Jim's life, particulalry his creative contributions to the show.

Hope this helps!

 

[Foodie]

Thanks! Very helpful indeed!

Nick