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Maurice Sendak
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American illustrator and writer of children's books (1928-2012)
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Brooklyn, New York United States
Maurice Bernard Sendak (June 10, 1928 – May 8, 2012) was an American illustrator and writer of children's books. He became widely known for his book Where the Wild Things Are, first published in 1963. Born to Polish-Jewish parents, his childhood was affected by the death of many of his family members during the Holocaust. Sendak also wrote works such as In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There,…
Known for
- Story & Pictures By — Self (archive footage)2023
- Far Out Isn't Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story — Himself2012
- Tell them anything you want: A portrait of Maurice Sendak — Himself2009
- Angels in America — Rabbi on Bench #2 (uncredited)2003
- Where the Wild Things Are... and other Maurice Sendak Stories2001
- The World of Jim Henson — Self1994
- Sendak — Self1986
- Getting to Know Maurice Sendak — Self1985
- The Secret World of the Very Young — Self1984
- Really Rosie — Jenny's Bark1975
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Key facts
- Born
- Maurice Bernard Sendak , ( 1928-06-10 ) June 10, 1928, Brooklyn, New York , U.S.
- Died
- May 8, 2012 (2012-05-08) (aged 83), Danbury, Connecticut , U.S.
- Occupation
- Artist illustrator writer
- Alma mater
- Art Students League of New York
- Period
- 1947–2012
- Genre
- Children's literature picture books
- Partner
- Eugene David Glynn (1957–2007; Glynn's death)
- Parents
- Philip Sendak Sadie Schindler
- Relatives
- Jack Sendak (brother)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Maurice
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Occupation
- director
- Employer
- FAO Schwarz
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Notable work
- In the Night Kitchen
- Field of work
- young adult literature
- Official website
- www.mauricesendak.com
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- date of death
- 2012-05-08
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1928-06-10
- start of work period
- 1947-00-00
- Commons category
- Maurice Sendak
- topic's main category
- Category:Maurice Sendak
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- Maurice Bernard Sendak
- sexual orientation
- gay
- influenced by
- Walt Disney
- name in native language
- Maurice Sendak
- end of work period
- 2012-01-01
- P12674
- Nesher
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Encyclopedic overview
Maurice Bernard Sendak (/ˈsɛndæk/; June 10, 1928 – May 8, 2012) was an American author and illustrator of children's books. Born to Polish-Jewish parents, his childhood was impacted by the death of many of his family members during the Holocaust. Sendak illustrated his own books as well as those by other authors, such as the Little Bear series by Else Holmelund Minarik. He achieved acclaim with Where the Wild Things Are (1963), the first of a trilogy followed by In the Night Kitchen (1970) and Outside Over There (1981). He also designed sets for operas, notably Mozart's The Magic Flute.
In 1987, Sendak was the subject of an American Masters documentary, "Mon Cher Papa". In 1996, he received the National Medal of Arts. Per Margalit Fox, Sendak, "the most important children's book artist of the 20th century", "wrenched the picture book out of the safe, sanitized world of the nursery and plunged it into the dark, terrifying and hauntingly beautiful recesses of the human psyche."
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