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'''Maurice Sendak''' (June 10, 1928-May 8, 2012) was a [[Jewish]]<ref>[http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/appalachian-chronicles/2012/may/9/maurice-sendak-author-who-changed-childrens-litera/ Appalachian Chronicles, May 9, 2012 ''Maurice Sendak: the author who changed children's literature'']</ref> author from Brooklyn best known for writing children's books such as ''Where the Wild Things Are''.

'''Maurice Sendak''' (June 10, 1928-May 8, 2012) was a [[gay]] [[Jewish]]<ref>[http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/appalachian-chronicles/2012/may/9/maurice-sendak-author-who-changed-childrens-litera/ Appalachian Chronicles, May 9, 2012 ''Maurice Sendak: the author who changed children's literature'']</ref> author from Brooklyn best known for writing ''In the Night Kitchen'' (1970), an illustrated children's story which showed a nude boy's penis and flowing milk.

Sendak died on May 8, 2012 from a massive stroke.

Sendak died on May 8, 2012 from a massive stroke, four years after publicly announced that he was a [[homosexual]].

Sendaks book ''In the Night Kitchen'' is widely banned since it shows a naked boy prancing around. The book was first published in 1970.

He said that he hid this fact for fear that it would hurt his career as a children's books author.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/10/arts/design/10sendak.html?pagewanted=all New York Times, Sep 9, 2008, ''Concerns Beyond Just Where the Wild Things Are'']</ref>

In 2008 Sendak publicly announced that he was a [[homosexual]], saying that he hid this fact for fear that it would hurt his career as a children's books author.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/10/arts/design/10sendak.html?pagewanted=all New York Times, Sep 9, 2008, ''Concerns Beyond Just Where the Wild Things Are'']</ref>

 

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