JIM HENSON: THE BIOGRAPHY
Book ID/图书代码： 01240013B59935
English Summary/英文概要： Millions around the world know the name; millions more may know him by the countless iconic characters he created. Kermit the Frog. Bert and Ernie. Grover. Miss Piggy. Big Bird. The Muppets. All of these creations, and more, sprang from the fertile imagination of James Maury Henson, one of the most wonderfully innovative artists and entertainers of the 20th century. In this first ever comprehensive biography of the legend, readers will hear the full story of his all-too-short life: from his childhood in Leland, Mississippi, to his days of jetting off from college classes to tape early Muppet TV spots for a local Washington, DC, TV station. We will learn about the creation of the Muppets, the story behind Jim’s involvement with the iconic Sesame Street, his contributions to the first year of Saturday Night Live, and his nearly ten-year effort to bring The Muppet Show to television. We’ll also explore his foray into feature films--including non-Muppet fare like The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth--and his countless other creative projects. Finally, we will hear for the first time details surrounding his intensely private life, from his Christian Science upbringing and his weakness for women--and eventual separation from his wife--to his love of fast cars and expensive art, ending with his heartbreaking final days as he tragically succumbed to an invasive staph infection at age 53.
All Henson family members sat for extended interviews, as did key Muppet performers and personnel. The author was also provided with unprecedented full access to private family and company archives, including never-seen interviews, business documents, TV and film projects, and Jim Henson’s private letters, papers and diaries. The family shared many of the never-before-seen photos that we have the book as well.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 世界各地数百万人都知道这个名字；可能更多的人是因为他创造了无数的标志性人物而认识他。青蛙柯密特、伯特和厄尼、格罗弗、猪小姐、大鸟和提线木偶。所有这些作品以及更多都来源于詹姆斯•莫里•汉森的想像力，20世纪最有创意的艺术家和艺人之一。在这本首次全面的传奇传记中，读者会听到他短暂生命的完整故事：从他在密西西比，利兰的童年到大学班级的小编到为华盛顿当地的早期木偶节目录音。我们将学习如何创造布偶，将知道吉姆与标志性的芝麻街的背后故事，他对第一年的周六夜现场的贡献，以及他对发展大青蛙布偶秀电视所做的近10年的努力。我们还将探索他进军故事片的历程——包括非布偶戏如黑暗水晶迷宫，以及他无数的其他创意项目。最后，我们将首次听到他私人生活的细节，从他的基督教科学教育和他在女性方面的弱点——最终和他的妻子分离——他对快车和昂贵艺术的爱，以及他在53岁惨遭侵入性金黄色葡萄球菌感染时令人心碎的最后时刻。
汉森所有的家庭成员都作为提线木偶的关键人物被采访。笔者也提供了前所未有的对家庭和公司的完全访问私人档案，包括从未见过的访谈，商业文件，电视和电影项目，以及吉姆•汉森的私人信件，文件和日记。他的家人在书中分享了许多以前从未见过的照片。(LNL)
Awards/获奖情况：“我曾与吉姆在一起工作超过三十年。他是我最亲密的朋友之一。然而，我发现很多关于他的事情对我来说是新的。布赖恩•杰伊•琼斯已抓住吉姆的天才和人性的一面，以及和我们所有人一样都有的缺陷，正是这种不完美才值得高兴。需要一本书来写写他。感谢布赖恩给了吉姆又一次生命。这本书已抓住了吉姆•亨森的精神”——弗兰克•奥兹
“我是一个狂热的吉姆•汉森迷。由他的光辉思想所催生的节目娱乐和教育了数百万的人，包括我自己在内。吉姆•汉森充满活力地深入研究了宏伟男子和他的提线木偶的方法：这本书一定要读一读。”——尼尔•帕特里克•哈里斯
“这本书高度可读，没有长篇大论（即使有近600页），书中收录了吉姆•汉森将老式的提线木偶和世界上最新的娱乐媒介结合在一起的诀窍的文档，打造一种毛茸茸的，覆盖了杂耍的感觉。一贯的惊喜。”——华尔街日报
“这本书有这么多令人愉快的方面，都不知道从哪开始了。吉姆•汉森：传记把人生辉煌剪短成奇妙的故事，但它也可以被理解为你的幸福蓝图。”——书页
“布赖恩•杰伊•琼斯利用对家人和朋友的新采访，大量的档案材料以及亨森自己的刊物，来对一个不可思议的天才，坚韧的艺术家先驱进行细致入微的研究。琼斯组织了大量的信息做了非常棒的工作。”——洛杉矶书评
About the Author/作者介绍： 布赖恩•杰伊•琼斯是一个屡获殊荣的作家和传记作家，目前担任传记国际组织的副总裁，这是世界上最大的传记执业机构。布莱恩是吉姆•汉森一代的忠实成员，“芝麻街”于1969年首演时他两岁，大青蛙布偶秀于1976年首次亮相时他九岁。他也是美国参议院的前政策分析师和顾问，布赖恩于2008年弃政从文，并出版了他的获奖传记《华盛顿•欧文》。Brian Jay Jones is an award-winning writer and biographer and presently serves as vice president of Biographers International Organization, the world’s largest organization of practicing biographers. Brian is a devoted member of the Jim Henson generation, having been two years old when Sesame Street premiered in 1969 and nine when The Muppet Show debuted in 1976. A former policy analyst and advisor in the U.S. Senate, Brian abandoned politics for the pen in 2008, with the publication of his award-winning biography of Washington Irving.
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