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1936 – 1990Jim Henson (1936-1990)Died 16 May 1990, aged 53Jim Henson was an American puppeteer who created the Muppets and co-created "Sesame Street." His characters, including Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy, became fixtures of children's television worldwide. He died suddenly of a bacterial infection in New York City.