Jim Henson born Greenville, MS (same year as "Gold" 1936) raised Leland, MS (where Kermit was born in Jim's mind on the banks of Deer Creek http://www.henson.com/ http://obits.com/hensonjim.html http://shs.starkville.k12.ms.us/mswm/MSWritersAndMusicians/writers/HensonJim/JimHenson.html#Bio