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According to wiki, the Velveteen Rabbit first appeared in 1922 with illustrations by William Nicholson - did Sendak illustrate a later version or is this mis-accreditation? —JR
Response: Many versions of the Velveteen Rabbit (with different illustrators) are out there. The version in Best in Children's Books: Volume 35 is illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Re the adding of Category "gay author": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/216.231.54.198 216.231.54.198 added the category of "Gay Authors" to this page citing http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/childrenandteens/story/0,6000,1100149,00.html [1] as a source, BUT I can't find any mention of "gay" or "homosexual" in this article (which is actually an edited extract from Tony Kushner's book The Art Of Maurice Sendak: 1980 To The Present Published by Abrams). Maybe I missed it, if so please point it out . Otheriwse the category will be need to be removed or another credible source will need to be cited . Antmusic 17:05, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
he is not gay as conclution
Bturnip ( talk) 19:18, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
you guys are rediculous, he is gay, here is the article, the lgbt portal tag should be reapplied. stop pushing people in the closet just because you think it'd be libelous to be called gay yourself. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/10/arts/design/10sendak.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&ref=books —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.132.228.222 ( talk) 18:55, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
I'm just interested in the decision to label him as "really, really gay". Are there levels I am unaware of? Are we sure he isn't "a little bit" gay? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.139.213.195 ( talk) 19:03, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
He mentioned it in the Colbert Report Wiiztec ( talk) 15:36, 9 May 2012 (UTC)
The Wikipedia page for the Mutt and Jeff comic strip states that Sendak worked as an assistant on the strip as a high schooler, and links to this page, but there is no mention of his work. Can/should this be verified and added? Bturnip ( talk) 19:18, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
The closest thing to putting a Gay theme in one of his books is the conclusion of We Are All in The Dumps, where Jack and Guy adopt a child together - indicating they are a married Gay couple. The second closest: the illustrations to Fly By Night, in which Davey is in Full Monty. Das Baz 17:23, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi guys
Anyone knows if there is a reason why Melville's Pierre is not included on the Illustrator section of the bibliography?
Pierre, or the Ambiguities: The Kraken Edition (written by Herman Melville) [2]
I would go ahead and add it, but I am pretty much a newb.
Cheers, Wcloister ( talk) 07:50, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
This may be worth a read and could contribute some points for citing. I don't have the time now and for the moment have only been able to add it as an additional ref in Where the Wild Things Are. -- Trevj ( talk) 13:35, 5 October 2011 (UTC)
Folks, according to most of the internet, Maurice Sendak has passed. If this is true, which is very likely, we should probably update his page. ( Shadowwolf14 ( talk) 18:02, 8 May 2012 (UTC)) Ah-ha! It was just updated....may he rest in peace..... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shadowwolf14 ( talk • contribs) 18:03, 8 May 2012 (UTC)
I would like to congratulate this article, and also the article Deaths in 2012, for pointing out that he was an illustrator as well as a children's author. On the day his death was first announced on BBC news reports, he was often described as being "a children's author". I think that it was on the Today_(BBC_Radio_4) programme on Radio Four this morning (Wednesday May 9 2012)it was pointed out that he actually congratulated more books by other people than write his own book. So this article (and also Deaths in 2012]]) deserve praise! ACEOREVIVED ( talk) 10:06, 9 May 2012 (UTC)
Guys, that line was not a joke. Use common sense. If he were joking, don't you think he'd at least say after that "In all seriousness, though...", "Just Kidding!", "Joking aside..." and any similar lines in that segment of the interview? I read through that entire section, and not once did I even see even a hint that he was joking around at that point. Even if he were joking around, it would still have been tasteless either way. Don't forget, a congressman once joked about assassinating President Clinton while the latter was in office, and it got him hounded by investigators, the media, and the Secret Service. If it was tasteless back then, it certainly is tasteless now regarding that statement about Bush, and I don't even care for Bush that much. Weedle McHairybug ( talk) 21:35, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
The image needs a caption. Context makes clear that it is a portrait of Sendak so the one crucial element of the caption is the date (eg, "Sendak in 1999").
Visiting the file page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maurice-Sendak_portrait2.jpg i suppose no one here knows the date.
--and i doubt that the fair use rationale is adequate. --
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{{copypaste | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maurice-Sendak_portrait2.jpg}}
I deleted six of the eight shortcuts to WP:PORTALs leaving Children's literature and Visual arts alone. Three of the others were inserted at the head of the list this week [3] perhaps satirically. -- P64 ( talk) 20:37, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
To mark Sendak's 85th birthday, the Google search page has created a gorgeous tribute. Be sure to click on the video-go triangle to see an animated movie-ette of Max and Sendak's other main characters. Does anyone know if there is a way to access the Google banners of the past? I can't figure out how to do so. If there is a way, this effort by Google should at least become an external link if not added to the article as an honor. It would be a shame to have it lost after today. Do check it out. https://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en&tab=ww Thank you, Wordreader ( talk) 15:06, 10 June 2013 (UTC)
I fixed many references in various ways. Everywhere that I provided author or author and date the format is manual. For example, "Inskeep, Steve (September 26, 2006)." is in the code.
Five links within references seem to be dead now. I marked one of them {{ clarify}} rather than {{ dead}} which may be equally appropriate. -- P64 ( talk) 20:59, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
I haven't checked all the links under the List of works section, but have seen that these two WP internal links are problematic:
A number of the internal links go to articles that may certainly be the correct ones, but the linked-to articles don't always mention Sendak. Thank you, Wordreader ( talk) 06:47, 30 May 2015 (UTC)
The Missing Piece (1976) - has no link but is probably a reference to the book by Shel Silverstein. Maurice Sendak did not have a book by this name, as far as I can tell.
Thanks, spleebo 18:55, 27 February 2023 (UTC)(
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Does anyone have information about his personal life--spouses, kids, etc.? That information is usually included in wikipedia entries of individuals if available, I have found.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.61.79.49 ( talk)
It's handy that there is a guide to pronouncing his surname "Sendak". But was "Maurice" pronounced "Morris" or "Maw-REECE"? For that matter, was his middle name "Ber-NARD" or "BURN-erd"? 2601:545:8202:4EA5:6DFF:5B77:7156:BBC3 ( talk) 12:48, 24 July 2019 (UTC)
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According to wiki, the Velveteen Rabbit first appeared in 1922 with illustrations by William Nicholson - did Sendak illustrate a later version or is this mis-accreditation? —JR
Response: Many versions of the Velveteen Rabbit (with different illustrators) are out there. The version in Best in Children's Books: Volume 35 is illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Re the adding of Category "gay author": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/216.231.54.198 216.231.54.198 added the category of "Gay Authors" to this page citing http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/childrenandteens/story/0,6000,1100149,00.html [1] as a source, BUT I can't find any mention of "gay" or "homosexual" in this article (which is actually an edited extract from Tony Kushner's book The Art Of Maurice Sendak: 1980 To The Present Published by Abrams). Maybe I missed it, if so please point it out . Otheriwse the category will be need to be removed or another credible source will need to be cited . Antmusic 17:05, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
he is not gay as conclution
Bturnip ( talk) 19:18, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
you guys are rediculous, he is gay, here is the article, the lgbt portal tag should be reapplied. stop pushing people in the closet just because you think it'd be libelous to be called gay yourself. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/10/arts/design/10sendak.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&ref=books —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.132.228.222 ( talk) 18:55, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
I'm just interested in the decision to label him as "really, really gay". Are there levels I am unaware of? Are we sure he isn't "a little bit" gay? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.139.213.195 ( talk) 19:03, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
He mentioned it in the Colbert Report Wiiztec ( talk) 15:36, 9 May 2012 (UTC)
The Wikipedia page for the Mutt and Jeff comic strip states that Sendak worked as an assistant on the strip as a high schooler, and links to this page, but there is no mention of his work. Can/should this be verified and added? Bturnip ( talk) 19:18, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
The closest thing to putting a Gay theme in one of his books is the conclusion of We Are All in The Dumps, where Jack and Guy adopt a child together - indicating they are a married Gay couple. The second closest: the illustrations to Fly By Night, in which Davey is in Full Monty. Das Baz 17:23, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
Hi guys
Anyone knows if there is a reason why Melville's Pierre is not included on the Illustrator section of the bibliography?
Pierre, or the Ambiguities: The Kraken Edition (written by Herman Melville) [2]
I would go ahead and add it, but I am pretty much a newb.
Cheers, Wcloister ( talk) 07:50, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
This may be worth a read and could contribute some points for citing. I don't have the time now and for the moment have only been able to add it as an additional ref in Where the Wild Things Are. -- Trevj ( talk) 13:35, 5 October 2011 (UTC)
Folks, according to most of the internet, Maurice Sendak has passed. If this is true, which is very likely, we should probably update his page. ( Shadowwolf14 ( talk) 18:02, 8 May 2012 (UTC)) Ah-ha! It was just updated....may he rest in peace..... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shadowwolf14 ( talk • contribs) 18:03, 8 May 2012 (UTC)
I would like to congratulate this article, and also the article Deaths in 2012, for pointing out that he was an illustrator as well as a children's author. On the day his death was first announced on BBC news reports, he was often described as being "a children's author". I think that it was on the Today_(BBC_Radio_4) programme on Radio Four this morning (Wednesday May 9 2012)it was pointed out that he actually congratulated more books by other people than write his own book. So this article (and also Deaths in 2012]]) deserve praise! ACEOREVIVED ( talk) 10:06, 9 May 2012 (UTC)
Guys, that line was not a joke. Use common sense. If he were joking, don't you think he'd at least say after that "In all seriousness, though...", "Just Kidding!", "Joking aside..." and any similar lines in that segment of the interview? I read through that entire section, and not once did I even see even a hint that he was joking around at that point. Even if he were joking around, it would still have been tasteless either way. Don't forget, a congressman once joked about assassinating President Clinton while the latter was in office, and it got him hounded by investigators, the media, and the Secret Service. If it was tasteless back then, it certainly is tasteless now regarding that statement about Bush, and I don't even care for Bush that much. Weedle McHairybug ( talk) 21:35, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
The image needs a caption. Context makes clear that it is a portrait of Sendak so the one crucial element of the caption is the date (eg, "Sendak in 1999").
Visiting the file page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maurice-Sendak_portrait2.jpg i suppose no one here knows the date.
--and i doubt that the fair use rationale is adequate. --
P64 (
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21:10, 9 August 2012 (UTC)
{{copypaste | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maurice-Sendak_portrait2.jpg}}
I deleted six of the eight shortcuts to WP:PORTALs leaving Children's literature and Visual arts alone. Three of the others were inserted at the head of the list this week [3] perhaps satirically. -- P64 ( talk) 20:37, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
To mark Sendak's 85th birthday, the Google search page has created a gorgeous tribute. Be sure to click on the video-go triangle to see an animated movie-ette of Max and Sendak's other main characters. Does anyone know if there is a way to access the Google banners of the past? I can't figure out how to do so. If there is a way, this effort by Google should at least become an external link if not added to the article as an honor. It would be a shame to have it lost after today. Do check it out. https://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en&tab=ww Thank you, Wordreader ( talk) 15:06, 10 June 2013 (UTC)
I fixed many references in various ways. Everywhere that I provided author or author and date the format is manual. For example, "Inskeep, Steve (September 26, 2006)." is in the code.
Five links within references seem to be dead now. I marked one of them {{ clarify}} rather than {{ dead}} which may be equally appropriate. -- P64 ( talk) 20:59, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
I haven't checked all the links under the List of works section, but have seen that these two WP internal links are problematic:
A number of the internal links go to articles that may certainly be the correct ones, but the linked-to articles don't always mention Sendak. Thank you, Wordreader ( talk) 06:47, 30 May 2015 (UTC)
The Missing Piece (1976) - has no link but is probably a reference to the book by Shel Silverstein. Maurice Sendak did not have a book by this name, as far as I can tell.
Thanks, spleebo 18:55, 27 February 2023 (UTC)(
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Does anyone have information about his personal life--spouses, kids, etc.? That information is usually included in wikipedia entries of individuals if available, I have found.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.61.79.49 ( talk)
It's handy that there is a guide to pronouncing his surname "Sendak". But was "Maurice" pronounced "Morris" or "Maw-REECE"? For that matter, was his middle name "Ber-NARD" or "BURN-erd"? 2601:545:8202:4EA5:6DFF:5B77:7156:BBC3 ( talk) 12:48, 24 July 2019 (UTC)