In June 1965, 28-year-old Jim Henson started a written log of his activities in what became known as “The Red Book.” He noted down what had happened up until that point (deemed “Ancient History”) and then recorded anything that he felt was worth recording as single line journal entries until the end of 1988.

Selected curated entries courtesy of The Jim Henson Company Archives.

Category Archives: 12-December ’66

12/13-15/1966 – ‘Shoot Community and Red Diamond Comm.’

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Administrator

Jim’s commercials selling Wilkins Coffee in Washington, DC were a huge hit, allowing him to sell the same scripts to other advertisers in different television markets. He made basically the same commercials for an array of products throughout the country … Continue reading →

Topics: 12-December '66, 1966, Commercials | Tagged Alabama, Boston, Community Coffee, La Touraine, Martinson Coffee, Minnesota, Nash Coffee, New York, Red Diamond Coffee, washington DC, Wilkins Coffee

12/29/1965 – ‘Pick up new Pontiac Station Wagon (1966) and drive to Washington to visit mom and dad overnight.’

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Administrator

(Not a curated entry.) Continue reading →

Topics: 12-December '66, 1966, Family | Tagged Betty Henson, Paul Henson, washington DC

12/4/1966 – ‘Appeared in Dragon for La Choy breakfast’

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Administrator

(Not a curated entry.) Continue reading →

Topics: 12-December '66, 1966, Commercials | Tagged La Choy

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