Jim Henson’s childhood friend and the original inspiration for Kermit the Frog, passed away on May 26, 2008 at the age of 71. A professor, he taught philosophy at Yale, Millsaps College and Purdue for most of his life. (His real first name was Theodore, but went by Kermit as he was a ‘jr.’ and his father was Theodore.)
Read an interview with T. Kermit Scott, in pdf form, that appeared in the January 2006 issue of Delta Magazine. (picture also courtesy Delta Magazine)
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See 39 classic Kermit videos on Sesame Workshop’s new online video player, go HERE and use search term ‘kermit’.
Wiki entry on Kermit Scott
Obit on Kermit Scott
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[...] Interesting little story - the inspiration for Kermit the Frog (or the source of Kermit’s name anyway) - a childhood friend of Jim Henson, passes away. [...]