Jim Henson's Memorial Service

Release date: 1990-05-21
Votes: 1
Genres: Documentary
Following Jim Henson's passing on May 16th 1990, two public memorial services were held. The first (featured here) was held in New York at Cathedral of St. John the Divine on May 21, 1990. The second service was held in London at St. Paul's Cathedral on July 2nd 1990.
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