Los Angeles, California (x17online) - Popular children's book author and illustrator Maurice Sendak has passed away today. He was 83. The Where The Wild Things Are author died at his Danbury, Connecticut home four days after suffering a stroke. Longtime friend and caretaker Lynn Caponera was with him when Sendak died. The acclaimed author earned the prestigious Caldecott Medal for for the best children's book of 1964, which became a movie directed by Spike Jonze in 2009. He was also awarded a National Medal of the Arts in 1996 by President Bill Clinton for his literary achievements.
- 5/8/2012
- x17online.com
Marice Sendak, the seminal children's book author and arist whose most famous work, Where the Wild Things Are, is considered a cornerstone of the genre, has died. He was 83. Sendak died on Tuesday in Danbury, Conn., after suffering a stroke on Friday, according to friend and caretaker Lynn Caponera. More: Dick Clark Dead at 82 Sendak, who is celebrated as one of the most essential children's book illustrators of the 20th century, was revered for his keen ability to tap into brooding and angsty elements of childhood in works like In the Night Kitchen and Where the Wild Things Are. The latter book earned him the 1964 Caldecott Medal for best children's book and, 45 years later, was adapted...
- 5/8/2012
- E! Online
Maurice Sendak is dead, according to The New York Times. He was 83.
The Associated Press reported that Sendak died early Tuesday at a hospital in Danbury, Connecticut after having a stroke on Friday. His longtime caretaker and friend, Lynn Caponera, was with him.
The popular children's book author wrote "Where The Wild Things Are" in 1963. He won a Caldecott Medal for the book in 1964, and was adapted into a movie in 2009.
According to The New York Times, a posthumous picture book, "My Brother's Book," is scheduled to be published in February 2013.
Here's more from the Associated Press:
Sendak didn't limit his career to a safe and successful formula of conventional children's books, though it was the pictures he did for wholesome works such as Ruth Krauss' "A Hole Is To Dig" and Else Holmelund Minarik's "Little Bear" that launched his career.
"Where the Wild Things Are," about a boy...
The Associated Press reported that Sendak died early Tuesday at a hospital in Danbury, Connecticut after having a stroke on Friday. His longtime caretaker and friend, Lynn Caponera, was with him.
The popular children's book author wrote "Where The Wild Things Are" in 1963. He won a Caldecott Medal for the book in 1964, and was adapted into a movie in 2009.
According to The New York Times, a posthumous picture book, "My Brother's Book," is scheduled to be published in February 2013.
Here's more from the Associated Press:
Sendak didn't limit his career to a safe and successful formula of conventional children's books, though it was the pictures he did for wholesome works such as Ruth Krauss' "A Hole Is To Dig" and Else Holmelund Minarik's "Little Bear" that launched his career.
"Where the Wild Things Are," about a boy...
- 5/8/2012
- by Andrew Losowsky
- Huffington Post
New York (AP) — Maurice Sendak, the children's book author and illustrator who saw the sometimes-dark side of childhood in books like Where the Wild Things Are and In the Night Kitchen, died early Tuesday. He was 83. Story: Maurice Sendak Calls Newt Gingrich an 'Idiot' in 'Colbert Report' Interview (Video) Longtime friend and caretaker Lynn Caponera said she was with him when Sendak died at a hospital in Danbury, Conn. She said he had a stroke on Friday. Where the Wild Things Are earned Sendak a prestigious Caldecott Medal for the best children's book of 1964 and became a
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- 5/8/2012
- by The Associated Press
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Maurice Sendak, the 83-year-old author of Where the Wild Things Are, recently finding a movie, has died after a stroke on Friday. The children's book author and illustrator sadly died early Tuesday, reports The Hollywood Reporter. His friend and caretaker Lynn Caponera stated that she was with him at the time of his passing at a Danbury, Connecticut hospital. Where the Wild Things Are won the Caldecott Medal for the best children's book of 1964, leading to the 2009 film directed by Spike Jonze, and starring Max Records, Catherine O'Hara , Forest Whitaker, Mark Ruffalo, Catherine Keener, Paul Dano and James Gandolfini...
- 5/8/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Maurice Sendak, the 83-year-old author of Where the Wild Things Are, recently finding a movie, has died after a stroke on Friday. The children's book author and illustrator sadly died early Tuesday, reports The Hollywood Reporter. His friend and caretaker Lynn Caponera stated that she was with him at the time of his passing at a Danbury, Connecticut hospital. Where the Wild Things Are won the Caldecott Medal for the best children's book of 1964, leading to the 2009 film directed by Spike Jonze, and starring Max Records, Catherine O'Hara , Forest Whitaker, Mark Ruffalo, Catherine Keener, Paul Dano and James Gandolfini...
- 5/8/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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