Maurice Sendak American children's writer
Maurice Sendak is a 83 years old American children's writer from New York City, New York. Maurice Sendak was born on June 10, 1928 (died on May 08, 2012, he was 83 years old) in New York City, New York as Maurice Bernard Sendak. His nickname was Maurice Bernard Sendak.
About
Birth name of Maurice Sendak is Maurice Bernard Sendak
No, he died on 05/08/2012, 12 years ago. He was 83 years old when he died. Cause of death: stroke. He died in Danbury Hospital
Family
His father Philip Sendak and Philip Sendak was 33 years old when Maurice born. His father was an American writer.
Parents
Mother: (?)
Father: Philip Sendak
Brother
Maurice Sendak had 1 sibling. American writer Jack (4 years older)
Maurice Sendak net worth
He had a net worth of 20 million dollars.
Works
Maurice Sendak Movies (15)
There are 15 movies of Maurice Sendak.
His first feature film was Where the Wild Things Are (2009). He was 81 when he starred in this movie. Since 2009, he has appeared in 15 feature films. The last one is Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life (2010). .
View all Maurice Sendak movies.
Maurice Sendak movie characters
The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:
| Character/Job | Movie | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Author | Where the Wild Things Are (2009) | 81 |
| Producer | Where the Wild Things Are (2009) | 81 |
| Executive Producer | The Little Bear Movie (2001) | 73 |
| Storyboard | Nutcracker: The Motion Picture (1986) | 58 |
| Production Design | Nutcracker: The Motion Picture (1986) | 58 |
| Author | Where the Wild Things Are (1975) | 47 |
| Himself | Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak (2009) | 81 |
| Himself | Far Out Isn't Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story (2012) | 85 |
| Himself | Galaxie (1966) | 38 |
| Author | In The Night Kitchen (1987) | 58 |
| Writer | Really Rosie (1975) | 46 |
| Director | Really Rosie (1975) | 46 |
| Art Direction | Really Rosie (1975) | 46 |
| Jenny's Bark | Really Rosie (1975) | 46 |
| Executive Producer | Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life (2010) | 81 |
Maurice Sendak TV Shows (2)
His first TV Show was George and Martha (1999).
Awards (6)
Awarded Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2002 , awarded Library of Congress Living Legend in 2000 , awarded National Medal of Arts in 1995 , awarded Children's Literature Legacy Award in 1982 , awarded Hans Christian Andersen Award for illustration in 1969 ,
Education
He graduated from Art Students League Of New York and Lafayette High School
What was Maurice's zodiac sign?Maurice Sendak zodiac sign was gemini.
Other facts about Maurice Sendak
| Alias | Maurice Bernard Sendak |
|---|---|
| AlmaMater | Art Students League of New York |
| Birth name | Maurice Bernard Sendak |
| Place of death | Danbury Hospital |
| Genre | Children's literature, Picture book |
| Nationality | Americans |
| RestingPlace | Cremation |
| Work period (start) | 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Manner of death | Natural Causes |
| Google Doodle | Maurice-sendaks-85th-birthday |
| Given name | Maurice |
| Employer | All-American Publications |
| On focus list of Wikimedia project | Wiki Loves Pride Art & Artists |
| Libris-URI | 75kmpclr5n5v89t |
| CiNii author ID (books) | DA01728903 |
| Religion | Atheism |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
| Family name | Sendak. Show people with the surname Sendak |
| Date of death | 2012-05-08T00:00:00Z |
| Cause of death | Stroke |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Notable work | In The Night Kitchen |
| British Museum person-institution | 45881 |
| National Library of Korea Identifier | KAC199624861 |
| Europeana entity | Agent/base/62896 |
| Sexual orientation | Gay |
