Jewish author Maurice Sendak, creator of 'Where the Wild Things Are,' dies at 83

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By Associated Press

CONNECTICUT - Maurice Sendak, the Jewish children's book author and illustrator who saw the sometimes dark side of childhood in books like "Where the Wild Things Are," died early Tuesday. He was 83. Longtime friend and caretaker Lynn Caponera said she was with him when Sendak died at a hospital in Danbury, Connecticut. She said he had a stroke on Friday. [link]