Maurice Sendak
Writing
Born June 10, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York United States
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
Pierre: A Cautionary Tale
Chicken Soup With Rice
Story & Pictures By
Self (archive footage)
Far Out Isn't Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story
Himself
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life
Where the Wild Things Are
Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak
Himself
L'Enfant et les Sortilèges
Little Bear - Little Bear's Band
Angels in America
Rabbi on Bench #2 (uncredited)
The Little Bear Movie
Where the Wild Things Are... and other Maurice Sendak Stories
Seven Little Monsters
Little Bear: Little Goblin Bear
George and Martha
Little Bear: Winter Tales
Little Bear: Family Tales
Little Bear
The World of Jim Henson
Self
Max et les Maximonstres et autres histoires
In The Night Kitchen
Nutcracker: The Motion Picture
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or, There Must Be More To Life
Sendak
Self
Getting to Know Maurice Sendak
Self
The Secret World of the Very Young
Self
Simple Gifts
Where the Wild Things Are
Really Rosie
Jenny's Bark
Great Performances
Self
Galaxie
Self
Alligators All Around
Jenny's Bark
One Was Johnny