Maurice Sendak
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.
Far Out Isn't Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story
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Movie pageTell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak
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Movie pageStory & Pictures By
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Movie pageReally Rosie
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Movie pageThe World of Jim Henson
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Movie pageWhere the Wild Things Are... and other Maurice Sendak Stories
as uncreditedPart of the Scholastic Video Collection, "Where the Wild Things Are... and other Maurice Sendak...
Movie pageGalaxie
as HimselfIn March and April of 1966, Markopoulos created this filmic portrait of writers and artists from...
Movie pageGreat Performances
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