Jim Henson's daughter Cheryl tells PEOPLE that her parents Jim and Jane — co-founders of the Muppets and the Jim Henson Company — 'always stayed supportive of each other' even after their ...

Jane Nebel Henson knew Kermit before he was the Frog, saw the Cookie Monster before he lost his “fiendish” teeth and was around for the pre-diva days of Miss Piggy.

Muppets Co-Creator Jane Henson Dies at 78. She and future husband Jim Henson created "Sam and Friends," a forerunner of the famous puppets, for a TV station in Washington, D.C., in the 1950s.

Jim died at 53 in 1990; Jane died at 78 in 2013, according to The New York Times. In addition to their four surviving children, the couple also shared son John Henson, who died in 2014 at 48.

Jane Henson, the co-creator of the Muppets and ex-wife of Jim Henson, died in her Connecticut home on Tuesday after a long battle with cancer. She was 78.

Jim and Jane Henson married in 1959 and had five children. They separated in 1986, but "continued to share their love of, and vision for, the Muppets," the release said.

Jane Nebel Henson, who partnered with her husband Jim Henson to launch the Muppets and worked to preserve his artistic legacy, died April 2 of cancer in Conn. She was 78. Born in Queens, N.Y., she ...

Uncensored this summer for 14 hysterical performances of adult comedy, puppet hijinks, and surprises from July 16 to 27, at ...

After Jim Henson died in 1990 at 53, Jane Henson funded and founded The Jim Henson Legacy, and in 2001, she created the Jane Henson Foundation, where she continued her philanthropic work.

Jane Nebel Henson, who collaborated with her husband, Jim Henson, in creating, designing and marketing the Muppets, died Tuesday at her home in Connecticut after battling cancer. She was 78. Her ...

Lisa Henson is among the children of Jim and Jane Henson who appear in the documentary (the Jim Henson Company did not produce the film; it's from Disney Branded Television and Imagine Documentaries).