Memorial service for Jim Henson

Title

Memorial service for Jim Henson

Genre

News report; Vox pop; Obituary; Music

TX Date

22 May 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:18

Description

Thousands of mourners in New York have been paying their respects to Jim Henson, the man who created the Muppets and Sesame Street. They flocked to a New York cathedral to remember and pay tribute to Henson, who died last Wednesday of bacterial pneumonia. He was 53. But as Nick Peters reports, he left instructions that he was to be given a highly unusual send-off. Harry Belafonte pays tribute; vox pop with child mourner; Big Bird (possibly performed by Caroll Spinney) sings.

Contributors

Nick Peters; Harry Belafonte; Big Bird (Muppet character); Caroll Spinney?

Keywords

USA; Deaths; New York; Film makers; Church services; American (cultural identity); Puppeteers; TV/radio producers; Jim Henson; The Muppets; Sesame Street; Kermit the Frog (Muppet character)

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