How did Jim Henson die? Bettmann Jim Henson poses with his creation characters in The Muppets TV show. Henson died of toxic shock syndrome due to a bacterial infection.

‘Jim Henson Idea Man’ is a personal take on the Muppets’ creator Ron Howard’s new documentary incorporates the Henson family’s trove of archival footage and unseen material.

“Jim Henson: Idea Man” threads a difficult needle, celebrating the creative genius of the Muppets mastermind without sidestepping the thornier aspects of his personal life.

Perhaps the toughest takeaway from Ron Howard’s documentary “Jim Henson Idea Man” is the fact that his sudden death in 1990, at just age 53, robbed us all that “The Muppets” creator ...

David Barrington Holt, Former Head of Jim Henson’s Creature Shop in L.A., Dies at 78 The designer, modelmaker and restorer of mechanical antiquities started his 23-year run with the company in ...

David Barrington Holt, who was instrumental in development of the ground-breaking Henson Performance Control System, which allowed a single performer to operate complex, computer-driven puppets ...

The life and career of the famed puppeteer and film and TV director will be featured in the new documentary “Jim Henson Idea Man" on Disney+ on May 31.

Jim Henson, 53 when he died in1990, came into documentary focus for the Oscar-winning Ron Howard when his family opted to make their archive accessible.

Jim Henson died of toxic shock syndrome at 53 years old Hulton Archive/Getty Jim Henson with some of the Muppet cast from 'Fraggie Rock', circa 1985. Jim Henson’s sudden death rocked his family and ...

David Barrington Holt, longtime manager of Jim Henson's Creature Shop and practical effects master, died March 13. He was 78.