Musician Dictionary

Maurice Sendak

American illustrator and writer of children's books (1928-2012) · US writer and illustrator

DescriptionAmerican illustrator and writer of children's books (1928-2012)
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Born1928-06-10
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceBrooklyn Brooklyn
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died2012-05-08
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Place of deathDanbury Danbury Hospital
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AreaUnited States
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CountryUS
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CitizenshipUnited States
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Occupationchildren's writer graphic designer screenwriter writer painter cartoonist director illustrator artist stage painter graphic artist picture book writer
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AwardsAstrid Lindgren Memorial Award Honorary Royal Designer for Industry Library of Congress Living Legend National Medal of Arts National Book Award Children's Literature Legacy Award Hans Christian Andersen Award for illustration Caldecott Medal Prix Janusz Korczak de Littérature Jeunesse
Source: Wikidata

Also known as

M Sendak M. Sendak Maurice Bernard Sendak Sendak

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Identifiers

mbid: bc8e1df9-22dc-402c-bcf3-bd0bfa4e7ec7 · wikidata: Q314771 · discogs: 596366 · isni: 0000000121032317 · apple_music: 463461

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