Jane Henson

Age: 78

Summary: widow of Muppets founder Jim Henson (d. 1990) whom the couple met in a University of Maryland puppetry class in the mid-1950's and became creative and business partners in the development of the Muppets before they married in 1959 but separated in 1986.

Cause of Death: Cancer

Born: June 16, 1934

Died: April 2, 2013

Location: Greenwich, Connecticut