I don’t love the headline on it–and none of what’s in here will be news to anyone who’s read the bio–but still: People magazine picked up on a conversation I had last week on New York radio, where I was asked about Jim and Jane Henson’s relationship, along with a similar question about Dr. Seuss’s marriage to his wife, Helen. You can listen to the interview in its entirety here, as part of the radio show Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia. I talked with Joe not only about Jane Henson and Helen Palmer–and how important both women were in shaping the creative lives and professional careers of their spouses–but also the craft of writing both biographies, and the moments in their lives when Jim Henson and Dr. Seuss leaned into their trademark art forms.
Oh, and stick around and keep listening after my segment’s over, and you’ll also get good advice on estate planning from Mike Connors, who is not Mannix.
Brian Jay Jones 