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Maurice Sendak Remembered By Tom Hanks As 'Fabulously Cranky' '[He] delighted in scaring the kids on the block — and they loved him for it," Hanks says of author in a statement to MTV News. Maurice Sendak: The King of All the Wild Things Here we are, eight days into May, and already the score is two-zero in favor of Death — which is more or less always the score, give or take several orders of magnitude. Four days ago, we lost Adam Yauch, one of the men behind the Beastie Boys. Today, we ... More » Maurice Sendak dies at 83, author of 'Where the Wild Things Are' The enduringly popular children's book illustrator and writer radically changed the genre with tales of outsized monsters and frolicsome humor that tapped into the fears of childhood. He also collaborated on numerous operas, films and TV programs. Maurice Sendak, 'Where Wild Things Are' author, dead at 83 "Where the Wild Things Are," about a boy named Max who goes on a journey -- sometimes a rampage -- through his own imagination after he is sent to bed without supper, created a maelstrom when it was published in 1963. Maurice Sendak Dies at 83-Years Old The Associated Press The famed children's books author and illustrator suffered a stroke on Friday. read more Maurice Sendak, 'Where Wild Things Are' Author, Dies 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 at a hospital in Danbury, Conn. He was 83. Maurice Sendak's Death Prompts Outpouring of Twitter Mourning Jordan Zakarin With the news that the famed children's book author and illustrator passed away, writers and Hollywood stars were quick to express their sadness. read more Maurice Sendak 1928-2012: Tributes and reaction Stars from literature and beyond hail the Where The Wild Things Are author. Maurice Sendak, author of 'Where the Wild Things Are,' is dead at 83 Award-winning writer produced unconventional - and beloved - children's books Recalling Sendak's 'dark and clear-eyed view' Maurice Sendak's closest friends gathered in his hospital room — playwright Tony Kushner, authors Brian Selznick and Gregory Maguire. Kushner brought jellybeans, while Maguire placed a picture of Lewis Carroll on the table beside Sendak's bed.
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