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Maurice Sendak

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Maurice Sendak

Jun 10, 1928 – May 8, 201233 titles 28 movies · 5 TV
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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.

Born

Jun 10, 1928 – May 8, 2012

Brooklyn, New York United States

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

13

Acting credits

2

Directing

17

Writing

13

Other crew

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Career timeline

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1962 2 title(s)

1966 1 title(s)

1971 1 title(s)

1975 2 title(s)

1977 1 title(s)

1984 1 title(s)

1985 1 title(s)

1986 3 title(s)

1987 1 title(s)

1991 1 title(s)

1994 1 title(s)

1995 1 title(s)

1997 2 title(s)

1999 2 title(s)

2000 1 title(s)

2001 2 title(s)

2003 1 title(s)

2005 1 title(s)

2009 3 title(s)

2010 1 title(s)

2012 1 title(s)

2023 1 title(s)

Undated 2 title(s)