Also Credited As:
The King of Dreams, The Picasso of Children’s Literature
Biography
As one of the most celebrated children's authors of the latter half of the 20th century, Maurice Sendak had the distinction of writing and illustrating Where the Wild Things Are (1963), a then-controversial story of a young boy channeling his anger into his vivid imagination that later become one of the most popular bedtime stories of all time. Where the Wild Things Are captured the imagination of millions of children across generations and …
LATEST CREDITS
Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak | Actor |
Last Dance | Himself |
Wrestling with Angels | Himself |
Secret World of the Very Young | Actor |
The World of Jim Henson | Actor |
Really Rosie: Starring the Nutshell Kids | Director, Writer, Book as Source Material, lyrics |
George and Martha | Executive Producer |
Harold and the Purple Crayon | Producer |
Maurice Sendak's Little Bear | Executive Producer, from illustrations in book series ("Little Bear" ) |
Where the Wild Things Are | Producer, Source Material (Book: "Where the Wild Things Are" ) |
Seven Little Monsters | Executive Producer, Book as Source Material ("Seven Little Monsters" ) |
Nutcracker: The Motion Picture | Conceived by, Production Designer, Sets, Costumes, from production ("The Nutcracker" ) |
The Juilliard Opera: Hansel und Gretel | Set Designer, Costume Designer |
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