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Maurice Sendak

1928 - 2012

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Maurice Bernard Sendak (; June 10, 1928 – May 8, 2012) was an American author and illustrator of children's books. Born to Polish-Jewish parents, his childhood was impacted by the death of many of his family members during the Holocaust. Sendak illustrated his own books as well as those by other authors, such as the Little Bear series by Else Holmelund Minarik. He achieved acclaim with Where the Wild Things Are (1963), the first of a trilogy followed by In the Night Kitchen (1970) and Outside Over There (1981). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maurice Sendak is the 3,397th most popular writer (down from 2,861st in 2019), the 4,901st most popular biography from United States (down from 3,618th in 2019) and the 386th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Maurice Sendak ranks 3,397 out of 7,302. Before him are Augusto Genina, Mustafa Kamil Pasha, Karin Michaëlis, Naoya Shiga, Paul Gallico, and Charlie Kaufman. After him are Frances Burney, Thomas of Britain, Abu Firas al-Hamdani, William of Jumièges, Nazik Al-Malaika, and Isabella di Morra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Maurice Sendak ranks 277. Before him are Amata Kabua, Joss Ackland, Arthur Melvin Okun, Ciriaco De Mita, Mikio Sato, and Franciszek Pieczka. After him are Azlan Shah of Perak, William Berger, Eric Dolphy, Tzannis Tzannetakis, Elio Sgreccia, and Péter Boross. Among people deceased in 2012, Maurice Sendak ranks 193. Before him are Georges Mathieu, Avraham Adan, Roald Aas, Carlo Rambaldi, Marvin Hamlisch, and Ramaz Shengelia. After him are Claude Miller, Michel Duchaussoy, Paavo Berglund, Fang Lizhi, Steve Franken, and Jean Laplanche.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Maurice Sendak ranks 4,901 out of 20,380. Before him are Benjamin Peirce (1809), Joanne Dru (1922), Willie Mays (1931), Paul Gallico (1897), Esai Morales (1962), and Charlie Kaufman (1958). After him are Mercedes Ruehl (1948), Glenn Curtiss (1878), Donald Johanson (1943), Mae Marsh (1894), Elaine Stewart (1930), and Max Roach (1924).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Maurice Sendak ranks 386. Before him are James Rollins (1961), R. J. Palacio (1963), Peter Benchley (1940), Henry Kuttner (1915), Paul Gallico (1897), and Charlie Kaufman (1958). After him are Lillian Hellman (1905), Wallace Stevens (1879), Gregory Corso (1930), Lawrence Block (1938), H.D. (1886), and Susan Brownmiller (1935).

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