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 Available on 1 streaming services.	7.6	Actor	Himself	2012
Galaxie Movie	8.5	Actor	Himself	1966
The World of Jim Henson Movie	6.9	Actor	Self	1994
Story & Pictures By Movie		Actor	Self (Archive footage)	2023
Where the Wild Things Are... and other Maurice Sendak Stories Movie		Actor		2001
Getting to Know Maurice Sendak Movie		Actor	Self	1985
Great Performances TV Show Available on 2 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 3 streaming services.	7.6	Actor	Himself	2009
Nutcracker: The Motion Picture Movie Available on 7 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 3 streaming services.	6.5	Production	Producer, Author	2009
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	6.5	Writing	Author, Executive Producer	2010
Little Bear: Winter Tales Movie		Crew	Creator, Writer
Little Bear: Family Tales Movie		Crew	Creator
Little Bear: Little Goblin Bear Movie		Crew	Creator
L'Enfant et les Sortilèges Movie		Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design, Set Designer	2009
One Was Johnny Movie		Writing	Writer
Alligators All Around Movie		Writing	Writer
Pierre: A Cautionary Tale Movie		Writing	Writer
Chicken Soup With Rice Movie		Writing	Writer
Max et les Maximonstres et autres histoires Movie		Writing	Book	1991
Where the Wild Things Are... and other Maurice Sendak Stories Movie		Writing	Writer	2001
George and Martha TV Show	6.9	Production	Executive Producer 26 Episodes	1999-2000
Little Bear TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	7.1	Production	Executive Producer, Story Editor, Book, Creator 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	7.4	Writing	Author	1987
Really Rosie Movie	7	Directing	Director, Writer, Art Direction	1975
Simple Gifts Movie	8.1	Writing	Writer	1978
Higglety Pigglety Pop! Movie	7.8	Writing	Book	1986
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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