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My father belonged to a Jewish social club.

Maurice Sendak

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