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Maurice Sendak Remembered By Tom Hanks As 'Fabulously Cranky'
mtv.com 2 weeks, 3 days ago'[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.By Fallon Prinzivalli With the announcement that "Where the Wild Things Are" author and illustrator Maurice Sendak died Tuesday (May 8) at the age of 83, filmmakers and authors have been mourning the passing of a brilliant mind. From Elijah Wood to "Looking for Alaska" author John Green, the influence Sendak leaves behind in the hearts of many is indisputable. In a statement to MTV
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'Wild Things' Creator Dies At 83
theage.com.au 2 weeks, 3 days agoMaurice Sendak, whose Where the Wild Things Are upset parents and psychologists in 1963 and became an international best-seller that helped change the placid world of children's books, has died. He was 83.










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