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Also Known As Maurice Bernard Sendak
Born June 10, 1928 • New York City • New York
Died May 8, 2012 (aged 83) • Danbury • Connecticut
Awards And Honors National Medal of Arts (1996) • Caldecott Medal (1964)
Notable Works “Really Rosie” • “The Wonderful Farm” • “Where the Wild Things Are”

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