Maurice Sendak's 80th Birthday Celebration at 92Y

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Channel: The 92nd Street Y, New York · 2012 · Entertainment

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http://www.92Y.org/VPC Maurice Sendak addressed the crowd at 92Y on September 15, 2008, during his 80th birthday party celebration that featured a star-studded line-up friends reading and singing from his work. 

Read more on the 92Y Tumblr: http://92y.tumblr.com/post/22661339509/remembering-maurice-sendak-like-all-his-family-and

Order of Presenters: 

—Eleanor Reissa 
—Eyal Danieli
—Linda Emond
—Stephen Greenblatt
—Stephen Gosling & Elizabeth Keusch
—James Gandolfini
—Dave Eggers
—Chuck Cooper, Aisha de Haas, Kimberly Grigsby, Denis O'Hare & Alice Playten 
—Meryl Streep
—Catherine Keener
—Vince Landay, Spike Jonze and Max Records
—Tony Kushner
—Christine Quinn
—Maurice Sendak

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