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Maurice Sendak
American illustrator and writer of children's books (1928-2012) · United States · On the map · Artists · Died at 83
Maurice Bernard Sendak 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.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Influenced Maurice
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Francisco Goya Influenced Maurice
Emily Dickinson Influenced Maurice
Herman Melville Influenced Maurice
Jean-Antoine Watteau Influenced Maurice- Dan Hennessey Also in Little Bear: Family Tales (1997)
Kristin Fairlie Also in Little Bear: Family Tales (1997)
Andrew Sabiston Also in Little Bear: Family Tales (1997)
Tracy Ryan Also in Little Bear: Family Tales (1997)
Forest Whitaker Maurice produced Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Spike Jonze Maurice produced Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Vincent Landay Also in Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
James Gandolfini Maurice produced Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Mark Ruffalo Maurice produced Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Carole King Also in Alligators All Around and Really Rosie
Chris Cooper Maurice produced Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Catherine Keener Maurice produced Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Gene Deitch Directed In The Night Kitchen (1987)
Tom Noonan Maurice produced Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Max Records Maurice produced Where the Wild Things Are (2009)- Alice Playten Also in Alligators All Around and Really Rosie
Dale Soules Also in Alligators All Around and Really Rosie
Maciek Szczerbowski Directed Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life (2010)
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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.
