Inspiration For ‘Kermit The Frog’ Dies

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Published: Mon, June 16, 2008 - 11:11 am
LELAND, Miss. (AP) - The man believed to be the inspiration for
Jim Henson's proto-Muppet, Kermit the Frog, has died.
Kermit Scott's brother-in-law, Aaron Moss, says the retired
philosophy professor who lived in Monroe, Va., died recently. He
was 71.
Family and friends said Scott shared his namesake's whimsical
smile.
Henson and Scott grew up as friends in Leland, a small
Mississippi Delta town now home to a Muppets museum.
The Henson family moved away from Leland and the two lost touch.
Scott went on to become a history professor at Yale, Purdue and
Millsaps College, and was an advocate for the poor. He and his
wife, Aadron, founded the Welfare Rights Organization and the food
bank of Lafayette, Ind.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

No, sorry, you are wrong. He came to Alabama and saw me. Being the gentleman that he was, however, Jim would not reveal my identity.

Posted by The wife on 06/16/08 - 12:17 pm • Report Abuse   

It has been alleged that the inspiration for Miss Piggy also came from Mississippi.

Posted by the inquiring mind on 06/16/08 - 12:08 pm • Report Abuse   


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