Theodore Kermit Scott Jr. (October 18, 1936 - May 26, 2008), an American counselor and professor of philosophy, was a childhood friend of Muppets creator, Jim Henson, and was once believed to be the namesake of Kermit the Frog.
Kermit Scott was born in Pontotoc, Mississippi, on October 18, 1936. He grew up in Leland, Mississippi, which was also the hometown of Jim Henson, who would one day create the Muppets. Scott's brother-in-law, Aaron Moss, ...
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Theodore Kermit Scott Jr. (October 18, 1936 - May 26, 2008), an American counselor and professor of philosophy, was a childhood friend of Muppets creator, Jim Henson, and was once believed to be the namesake of Kermit the Frog.
Kermit Scott was born in Pontotoc, Mississippi, on October 18, 1936. He grew up in Leland, Mississippi, which was also the hometown of Jim Henson, who would one day create the Muppets. Scott's brother-in-law, Aaron Moss, recalled to a Mississippi newspaper the relationship in which Scott and Henson had as children, "Kermit had moved to Leland at an early age. Those two kids met and were childhood buddies. They spent a lot of time running up and down the creek, like most kids did."
Henson and his family moved away from Leland, and subsequently Scott and Henson lost contact with one another as they grew up. It was not until years later that Scott learned that Jim Henson had named one of his most famous Muppets, Kermit the Frog. However, both Jim Henson and The...
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