Jim Henson

Jim Henson (September 24,1936-May 16,1990 was a puppeteer and filmmaker best known as the creator of The Muppets and the founder of The Jim Henson Company, which is now run by his children. In 1989, Henson was in talks with Micheal Eisner to sell his company to Disney, the deal didn't go all the way through following Jim Henson's unexpected death less than a year later.