{"name": "Jim Henson", "bio": {"type": "/type/text", "value": "James Maury \"Jim\" Henson (September 24, 1936 \u2013 May 16, 1990) was one of the most widely known puppeteers in American history and was the creator of The Muppets. He was the leading source behind their long run in the television series Sesame Street and The Muppet Show and films such as The Muppet Movie (1979) and creator of advanced puppets for projects like Fraggle Rock, The Dark Crystal, and Labyrinth. He was also an Oscar-nominated film director, Emmy Award-winning television producer, and the founder of The Jim Henson Company, the Jim Henson Foundation, and Jim Henson's Creature Shop. ([Source][1])\r\n\r\n\r\n  [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Henson"}, "personal_name": "Jim Henson", "death_date": "16 May 1990", "alternate_names": ["Jim et al Henson"], "photos": [6378517], "birth_date": "24 September 1936", "type": {"key": "/type/author"}, "remote_ids": {"viaf": "46762408", "wikidata": "Q191037", "isni": "0000000078222974", "musicbrainz": "53d60b8a-133b-42da-bd67-e1f55ce73863", "imdb": "nm0001345", "lc_naf": "n78067058"}, "key": "/authors/OL1128665A", "latest_revision": 9, "revision": 9, "created": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2008-04-01T03:28:50.625462"}, "last_modified": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2025-08-01T01:46:34.378881"}}