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.

Tag Archives: Creature Shop

3/28/1983 – ‘Dennis Lee – Brian F. and I begin talking about Labyrinth in London’

Posted on March 29, 2013 by admin

Additional historical information provided by The Jim Henson Company Archivist. Continue reading →

Topics: 03-March '83, 1983, Labyrinth | Tagged Brian Froud, Creature Shop, Dennis Lee, Fraggle Rock, Laura Phillips, Terry Jones, The Dark Crystal

3/9/1986 – ‘Shoot test for Storyteller.’

Posted on March 9, 2013 by admin

Additional historical information provided by The Jim Henson Company Archivist. Continue reading →

Topics: 03-March '86, 1986, Storyteller | Tagged Anthony Minghella, Brian Henson, Cheryl Henson, Creature Shop, Duncan Kenworthy, John Henson, Labyrinth, Steve Barron

12/-/1983 – ‘End of December – Dennis Lee hands in “Novella” of Labyrinth’

Posted on December 27, 2012 by admin

Additional historical information provided by The Jim Henson Company Archivist. Continue reading →

Topics: 12-December '83, 1983, Labyrinth | Tagged Brian Froud, Creature Shop, Dennis Lee, Elaine May, Fraggle Rock, George Lucas, Japan, Labyrinth, Laura Phillips, Lee, Terry Jones, The Dark Crystal

12/3/1988 – ‘Screen Witches in LA – Granada Hills – needs work’

Posted on December 3, 2012 by admin

Additional historical information provided by The Jim Henson Company Archivist. Continue reading →

Topics: 12-December '88, 1988, Witches | Tagged Allen Scott, Anjelica Huston, Bernie Brillstein, Chris Carr, Creature Shop, Duncan Kenworthy, Jim Henson Productions, Lisa Henson, Los Angeles, Nicolas Roeg, Warner Bros.

9/13/1983 – ‘Dinner with Douglas Adams – 1st met.’

Posted on September 13, 2012 by admin

Additional historical information provided by The Jim Henson Company Archivist. Continue reading →

Topics: 09-September '83, 1983 | Tagged Activision, Charlie Kellner, Chris Cerf, Creature Shop, Dark Crystal, Douglas Adams, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Fozzie, Joe Bailey, Jon Stone, Labyrinth, Lucasfilm Games Division, Mark Salzman, Michael Frith, Muppet Institute of Technology, Sesame Street, Starboppers, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to The Galaxy

Jim Henson Portait Photo: Norman Seiff

Copyright © The Jim Henson Company. All Right Reserved. Use of this signifies your agreement to the terms of use.