Maurice Sendak

Maurice Bernard Sendak was an American author and illustrator of children's books. He became most widely known for his book Where the Wild Things Are, first published in 1963. Born to Polish-Jewish parents, his childhood was affected by the death of many of his family members during the Holocaust. Sendak also wrote works such as In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There, and illustrated many works by other authors including the Little Bear books by Else Holmelund Minarik.

10 June 1928

Born on the same birth day (10 June): Anderson Bigode Herzer • Emma Anderson • Garry Hynes • Gina Gershon • Johnny Orr (basketball, born 1927) • Nils Økland • Sarah Wixey

Born in the same month (June 1928): Cyril Smith • David T. Lykken • Fiorella Mari • Giacomo Biffi • Harold Evans • Jean Cione • Jean-Marie Le Pen • John Forbes Nash Jr. • Klaus von Dohnanyi • Nathaniel Tarn • Patrick Hemingway • Peyo • Ralph Waite • Ruth Westheimer • Tommy DeVito (musician)