But for most, the real loss is the fact that this was one of the last projects that Jim Henson ... to Disney. Disney's then-CEO, Michael Eisner, had been a great supporter of Henson's, dating ...

“Disney and Henson ... the Muppets. “Michael Eisner was such a Muppet enthusiast,” Hill says. “And he was so excited to work with Jim Henson.” Henson loved the parks and was a frequent ...

EXCLUSIVE: Ron Howard's Jim Henson Idea Man – the most nominated documentary at this year's Emmys – will make its broadcast debut Sunday, August 11 on ABC's The Wonderful World of Disney.

All hail Jim Henson, now and forever. Puppeteer, Muppeteer, maker of worlds. No one apart from Walt Disney has created so ... Howard does a fine job of communicating the range of Henson’s ...

As “captain,” Brian Henson’s job was to “make sure ... really,” Henson said. In 1989, Disney, then led by CEO Michael Eisner, who had worked with Jim Henson years earlier at ABC, began ...

And that’s why Jim Henson: Idea Man (now streaming ... Director Ron Howard tackled the job, hoping to provide some insight into Henson’s work via a biography of the puppeteer/filmmaker ...

Jim Henson Idea ... it was his job to tell the Beach Boys’ story the way they wanted it to be told. His motivation for the distinctly uncurious narrative makes sense, but Disney’s part in ...

Muppets creator Jim Henson never played with puppets as a kid. In fact, he had little interest in puppetry until he created his first puppet show for television. That’s one of the revelations in ...

But for most, the real loss is the fact that this was one of the last projects that Jim Henson ... to Disney. Disney’s then-CEO, Michael Eisner, had been a great supporter of Henson’s, dating ...