Episode
American Masters: Maurice Sendak: Mon Cher Papa
Overview
An installment that shows the author and illustrator at work staging a production of a Mozart opera.
Details
- Series
- American Masters
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 1987-08-31
- Runtime
- 90 min
Episode context
Maurice Sendak: Mon Cher Papa is Episode 6 in Season 2 of American Masters. It aired on 1987-08-31. The runtime is 90 min.
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