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I became a set designer for opera. I'm a great opera buff, I love classical music, and I needed a time-out.

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Maurice Sendak
Age: 83 †
Born: 1928
Born: June 10
Died: 2012
Died: May 8
Artist
Cartoonist
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Screenwriter
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Brooklyn
New York
Maurice Bernard Sendak
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