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.

Cast

Far Out Isn't Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story

Story & Pictures By

Self (archive footage)

Getting to Know Maurice Sendak

Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak

The World of Jim Henson

Where the Wild Things Are... and other Maurice Sendak Stories

Alligators All Around

Crew

Alligators All Around

Writer, Director

Pierre: A Cautionary Tale

Chicken Soup With Rice

The Little Bear Movie

Executive Producer, Book

Where the Wild Things Are

Nutcracker: The Motion Picture

Production Design, Storyboard, Costume Design

Director, Writer, Art Direction

Where the Wild Things Are

Max et les Maximonstres et autres histoires

Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life

Executive Producer, Author

L'Enfant et les Sortilèges

Costume Design, Set Designer

Higglety Pigglety Pop! or, There Must Be More To Life

In The Night Kitchen

Where the Wild Things Are... and other Maurice Sendak Stories

Little Bear: Winter Tales

Creator, Writer

Little Bear: Family Tales

Little Bear: Little Goblin Bear