Maurice Sendak

Writer

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: June 10, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York United States

Died: May 8, 2012 (Age 83)

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Maurice Sendak Movies & TV Credits

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Far Out Isn't Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story Movie	7.6	Actor	Himself	2012
Galaxie Movie	8.5	Actor	Himself	1966
The World of Jim Henson Movie	6.8	Actor	Self	1994
Great Performances TV Show Available on 3 streaming services.	7.7	Actor	Self 1 Episode	1971
Really Rosie Movie	7	Actor	Jenny's Bark	1975
Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	7.7	Actor	Himself	2009
Nutcracker: The Motion Picture Movie Available on 28 streaming services.	6.6	Art	Production Design, Costume Design, Storyboard	1986
Maurice Sendak's Little Bear: The Movie Movie	6.3	Production	Executive Producer	2001
Where the Wild Things Are Movie Available on 28 streaming services.	6.5	Production	Producer, Author	2009
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life Movie Available on 3 streaming services.	6.5	Writing	Author, Executive Producer	2010
George and Martha TV Show	6.9	Production	Executive Producer 26 Episodes	1999-2000
Little Bear TV Show Available on 4 streaming services.	7.1	Production	Executive Producer, Story Editor, Book 151 Episodes	1995-2003
Seven Little Monsters TV Show	6.8	Production	Executive Producer, Creator 26 Episodes	2000-2003
Where the Wild Things Are Short Film	6.7	Writing	Book	1975
In the Night Kitchen Short Film		Writing	Author	1987
Really Rosie Movie	7	Directing	Director, Writer, Art Direction	1975
Simple Gifts Movie	8.1	Writing	Writer	1977
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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