Kermit Love
Kermit Ernest Hollingshead Love (August 7, 1916 – June 21, 2008) was an American puppeteer, costume designer, and actor in children's television and on Broadway. He was best known for his work on Muppets, mainly ones on Sesame Street.
Kermit Love | |
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| Born | Kermit Ernest Hollingshead Love August 7, 1916 |
| Died | June 21, 2008 (aged 91) Poughkeepsie, New York, USA |
| Cause of death | Congestive heart failure |
| Occupation | Puppeteer, costume designer and actor |
| Partner(s) | Christopher Lyall |
Love started his work when he was young, at first doing work for Broadway, such as making marionettes. He worked with many great names at the time in Broadway and ballet.
In the 1960s, Don Sahlin told Love to meet with Jim Henson, which was where Love and Henson first met. Due to his work in theater, Love knew how to make full-body puppets well. Soon after, Love made Big Bird and other muppets. Even though his name was Kermit, he was not the namesake of Kermit the Frog, who Henson made before meeting Love.
Love still made some non-Sesame Street characters until the early 2000s. He died on June 21, 2008 of heart failure in Poughkeepsie, New York. He is outlived by his life partner, Christopher Lyall.
Other websites
- Rick Lyon's Photos from Love's 85th Birthday Party
- Dance Magazine Profile Archived 2008-08-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Internet Broadway Database entry
- IMDB Entry
- Find-a-Grave
- LA Times Obit
- Chicago Tribune Obit Archived 2008-09-06 at the Wayback Machine
- MSNBC Obit
- Yahoo Obit
- Metro.co.uk Obit
- Obituary in The Times
- profile at Theater Development Fund