Biography
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, and illustrated many works by other authors including the Little Bear books by Else Holmelund Minarik.
Filmography
all 24
Movies 20
Writer 14
self 6
TV Shows 4
Producer 1
Director 1
Self
Far Out Isn't Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story (2012)
Movie
Writer
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life (2010)
Movie
Writer
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Movie
10
Himself
Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak (2009)
Movie
Costume Design / Set Designer
L'Enfant et les Sortilèges (2009)
Movie
Self
Last Dance (2002)
Movie
Writer
Maurice Sendak's Little Bear: The Movie (2001)
Movie
Writer
Where the Wild Things Are... and other Maurice Sendak Stories (2001)
Movie
Writer
Seven Little Monsters (2000)
TV
Executive Producer
George and Martha (1999)
TV
Writer
Little Bear (1995)
TV
Self
The World of Jim Henson (1994)
Movie
Book
Max et les Maximonstres et autres histoires (1991)
Movie
Writer
In The Night Kitchen (1987)
Movie
Writer
Nutcracker: The Motion Picture (1986)
Movie
6
Writer
Simple Gifts (1977)
Movie
Writer
Where the Wild Things Are (1975)
Movie
Director
Really Rosie (1975)
Movie
Self
Great Performances (1971)
TV
1
Himself
Galaxie (1966)
Movie
Writer
One Was Johnny
Movie
Writer
Alligators All Around
Movie
Writer
Pierre: A Cautionary Tale
Movie
Writer
Chicken Soup With Rice
Movie
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Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1928-06-10
Deathday2012-05-08 (83 years old)
Birth NameMaurice Bernard Sendak
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
Religionatheism
FatherPhilip Sendak
SiblingsJack Sendak
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsNational Medal of Arts, Caldecott Medal, Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, Children's Literature Legacy Award, honorary Royal Designer for Industry, Hans Christian Andersen Award for illustration, Library of Congress Living Legend
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