木偶藝術家James Henson 1936年九月24日出生於美國密西西比州Greenville,1990年五月16日因病毒感染猝逝(53歲)。
James Henson是美國很受歡迎的兒童節目「芝蔴街 」Seasame
Street當中The Muppets劇組的創意人,他們也在電視節目 The Muppet Show與電影The Muppet Movie及The Great Muppet Caper當中演出,James Henson還是木偶Ernie和Kermit的幕後配音者。
James
Henson是一位美藉電影製片及編劇,也是對木偶與卡通富有創意的藝術家,他因創造出了the Muppets而全球知名。
James
Henson讀中學的時候就有做木偶的構想,他曾設計出Sam and Friends,進瑪麗蘭大學後,他曾經製作一齣五分鐘喜劇在電視播出,當時他才讀大一,大學畢業他拿到家庭經濟學學位,他拍過咖啡廣告,還拍了幾部實驗性電影,後來他開了Muppets Inc,1958 年改名Jim
Henson Company。
Henson 於1969年開始出名,他加入了兒童教育節目「芝蔴街
」Seasame Street製作團隊,除了節目創意發想外,他也在每週六晚間的現場喜劇單元演出,1976年在替百老匯節目設計一個單元後,他也構想出了The Muppet Show,他因為Kermit the Frog、Rowlf the Dog以及 Ernie等的創意得到了各界的肯定。
James
Henson在「芝蔴街」工作二十幾年,去世前他成立了the Jim Henson Foundation,他並以The
Storyteller and The Jim Henson Hour節目,二度獲得電視艾美獎。
Jim
Henson於 1990年五月16日疑似中獨猝死,這個意外讓媒體與娛樂圈同感哀悼,幾個禮拜之後,他得到了一些殊榮,好萊塢星光大道有了他一席之地,2011年他獲選為迪士尼傳奇人物之一。
Jim
Henson 於電影版The Muppet Movie中的插曲The Rainbow Connection於1979年曾獲得熱門排行榜第25名。
RAINBOW CONNECTION
Kermit the Frog(Jim Henson)
Why are there so many
Songs about rainbows
And what's on the other side
Rainbow's are visions
They're only illusions
And rainbows have nothing to hide
So we've been told and some chose to
Believe it
But I know they're wrong wait and see
Someday we'll find it
The Rainbow Connection
The lovers, the dreamers and me
Who said that every wish
Would be heard and answered
When wished on the morning star
Somebody thought of that
And someone believed it
And look what it's done so far
What's so amazing
That keeps us star gazing
What so we think we might see
Someday we'll find it
That Rainbow Connection
The lovers the dreamers and me
Have you been half asleep
And have you heard voices
I've heard them calling my name
Are these the sweet sounds that called
The young sailors
I think they're one and the same
I've heard it too many times to ignore it
There's something that I'm supposed to be
Someday we'll find it
The Rainbow Connection
The lovers, the dreamers and me
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