Difference between revisions of "Maurice Sendak"
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| − | Childrens book author, notably 'Where the Wild Things Are'. Multiple awards, including National Medal of Arts 1996. | + | Childrens book author, notably 'Where the Wild Things Are' (1963). Designer of theatrical sets. Multiple awards, including National Medal of Arts (1996) and the Caldecott Medal (1964). Partner was psychiatrist [[Eugene Glynn]]. |
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| + | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
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| + | * http://www.theguardian.com/books/maurice-sendak | ||
| + | * http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/09/books/maurice-sendak-childrens-author-dies-at-83.html?_r=0 | ||
| + | * http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/04/17/not-nice | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:16, 5 June 2015
Contents
Country
United States
Birth - Death
1928 - 2012
Occupation
Writer
Notable Achievements
National Medal of Arts
Description
Childrens book author, notably 'Where the Wild Things Are' (1963). Designer of theatrical sets. Multiple awards, including National Medal of Arts (1996) and the Caldecott Medal (1964). Partner was psychiatrist Eugene Glynn.
