Dr. Seuss

Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss in 1957
Born	Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904-03-02)March 2, 1904 Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Died	September 24, 1991(1991-09-24) (aged 87) San Diego, California, U.S.
Pen name	Theo LeSieg Rosetta Stone
Occupation	Writer, cartoonist, animator
Nationality	American
Education	Dartmouth College (AB) Lincoln College, Oxford
Genre	Children's literature
Notable works	The Cat in the Hat Green Eggs and Ham How the Grinch Stole Christmas One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
Years active	1921–1991
Spouses	Helen Palmer ​ ​ (m. 1927; died 1967)​ Audrey Stone Dimond ​ (m. 1968)​
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Website
www.seussville.com

Theodore Seuss Geisel (pronounced /ˈsɔɪs ˈɡaɪzəl/; March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991) was an American writer and cartoonist. He was better known by his pen name, Dr. Seuss. After World War I he was a sophomore in high school.

He pronounced his name /ˈsɔɪs/, but it is often said as /ˈsuːs/.

Life and Career

Geisel was born and raised in Manhattan, New York, the son of Theodor Robert Geisel and Henrietta Geisel (née Seuss). His father managed the family brewery and was later appointed to supervise New York's public park system by Mayor Jimmy Walker after the brewery closed because of Prohibition. Mulberry Street in Manhattan, made famous in his first children's book and to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, is near his boyhood home on Fairfield Street. The family was of German descent. Geisel was raised as a Cathedral of Saint Andrew and remained in the denomination his entire life.

Works

Geisel wrote more than 60 books. He got the ideas for his stories from the animal sounds from the nearby zoo, because he could hear them when he opened the window. Though most of them were published as Dr. Seuss, he also wrote 13 books as Theo. LeSieg and one as Rosetta Stone (a reference to the Rosetta Stone). Theodor Seuss Geisel is one of the most famous children's authors of all time. His books were known for catchy sentences. His books have sold over 222 million copies and they have been translated into more than 15 languages. In the years after his death in 1991, many books have been published based on his sketches and notes; these include Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! and Daisy-Head Mayzie. Though they were all published under the name Dr. Seuss, only My Many Colored Days, originally written in 1973, was entirely by Geisel. By the time of his death he had sold 200 million copies of his books. There is a museum devoted only for his books in Springfield, Mass.

Death

Dr. Seuss died from oral cancer in La Jolla, California, aged 87. His ashes were scattered across the pacific ocean.

References

Further reading

• Theodor Seuss Geisel: The Early Works, Volume 1 (Checker Book Publishing, 2005; ISBN 1-933160-01-2), Early Works Volume 1 is the first of a series collecting various political cartoons, advertisements, and various images drawn by Geisel long before he had written any of his world-famous books.
• Dr. Seuss From Then to Now (New York: Random House, 1987; ISBN 0-394-89268-2) is a biographical retrospective published for the exhibit of the same title at the San Diego Museum of Art
• Dr. Seuss & Mr. Geisel,a biography by close friends Judith and Neil Morgan (1995, Random House)
• The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss by Audrey Geisel (New York: Random House, 1995; ISBN 0-679-43448-8) contains many full-color reproductions of Geisel's private, previously unpublished artwork.
• Dr. Seuss Goes to War: The World War II Editorial Cartoons of Theodor Seuss Geisel, a selection with commentary by Richard Minnear (New Press, 2001; ISBN 1-56584-704-0).
• Oh, the Places He Went, a story about Dr. Seuss by Maryann Weidt (Carolrhoda Books, 1995; ISBN 0-87614-627-2)
• The Seuss, the Whole Seuss and Nothing But the Seuss: A Visual Biography of Theodor Seuss Geisel by Charles Cohen (Random House Books for Young Readers, 2004; ISBN 0-375-82248-8).
• Dr. Seuss: American Icon by Philip Nel (Continuum Publishing, 2004; ISBN 0-8264-1434-6)
• The Annotated Cat: Under the Hats of Seuss and His Cats by Philip Nel (Random House, 2007; ISBN 978-0-375-83369-4)
• The Tough Coughs as he Ploughs the Dough: Early Writings and Cartoons by Dr. Seuss, edited and with an introduction by Richard Marschall (also includes autobiographical material); ISBN 0-688-06548-1
• The Boy on Fairfield Street by Kathleen Krull. It tells about the childhood of Dr. Seuss and shows the sources of many of his inspirations.

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• Seussville site Archived 2021-05-13 at the Wayback Machine Random House
• Dr. Seuss biography on Lambiek Comiclopedia
• The Register of Dr. Seuss Collection Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine UC San Diego
• The Advertising Artwork of Dr. Seuss Archived 2006-08-20 at the Wayback Machine UC San Diego
• Dr. Seuss Went to War: A Catalog of Political Cartoons Archived 2006-08-20 at the Wayback Machine UC San Diego
• "My Uncle Terwilliger on the Art of Eating Popovers" Archived 2011-11-23 at the Wayback Machine Commencement poem at Lake Forest College (June 4, 1977)
• Dr. Seuss on IMDb