The author of classic children's book Where the Wild Things Are has publicly revealed he is gay. Storytelling: A scene from Where the Wild Things Are In an interview to mark his 80th birthday, the New York Times asked Maurice Sendak if there was anything he'd never been asked. "Well, that I'm gay," he replied. "I just didn't think it was anybody's business." Sendak lived with Eugene Glynn, a psychoanalyst, for 50 years before Dr. Glynn's death in May last year. The writer never told his parents about his sexuality. "All I wanted was to be straight so my parents could be happy. They never, never, never knew." Children protect their parents, he added. A gay artist in New York is not exactly uncommon, but Sendak said that the idea of a gay man writing children books would have hurt his career when he was in his 20s and 30s. The full New York Times interview with Maurice Sendak is available on the link below.
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First published: Thursday, 11th September 2008 - 9:48am