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| − | '''Maurice Sendak''' (June 10, 1928-May 8, 2012) was a | + | '''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. |
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| − | + | Sendak died on May 8, 2012 from a massive stroke, four years after publicly announced that he was a [[homosexual]]. | |
| − | + | 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> | |
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[[Category:Homosexuals]] | [[Category:Homosexuals]] | ||
Revision as of 18:43, July 13, 2012
Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928-May 8, 2012) was a gay Jewish[1] 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, four years after publicly announced that he was a homosexual. He said that he hid this fact for fear that it would hurt his career as a children's books author.[2]