Jim Henson died of toxic shock syndrome at 53 years old Hulton Archive/Getty Jim Henson’s sudden death rocked his family and friends. The Muppets creator came down with what he thought was a bad cold ...

The new Disney+ documentary “Jim Henson Idea Man” conjures the life and mind of the visionary who created the Muppets and changed not only an art form, but also the parameters of storytelling.

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 a new ...