Dr. Seuss

Birthday: 2 March 1904, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Birth Name: Theodor Seuss Geisel

Height: 180 cm

Acclaimed writer, Dr. Seuss was born Theodor Geisel in Springfield, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, March 2nd, 1904. After attending Dartmouth College and Oxford University, he began a career in advertising. His advertising cartoons, featuring Quick, Henry, the Flit!, appeared in several leading American magazines. Dr. Seuss's first children's book, titled "And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street", hit the market in 1937, changing the face of children's literature forever. It was rejected 27 times before it was finally published by Vanguard Press in 1937.Following World War 2, Geisel and his first wife Helen moved to La Jolla, California, where he wrote and published several children's books in the coming years, including If I Ran the Zoo and Horton Hears a Who! A major turning point in Geisel's career came when, in response to a 1954 Life magazine article that criticized children's reading levels, Houghton Mifflin and Random House asked him to write a children's primer using 220 vocabulary words. The resulting book, The Cat in the Hat, was published in 1957 and was described by one critic as a "tour de force." The success of The Cat in the Hat cemented Geisel's place in children's literature.In the following years, Geisel wrote many more books, both in his new simplified-vocabulary style and using his older, more elaborate technique, and including such favorites as Green Eggs and Ham and How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966). In 1966, with the help of eminent & longtime cartoonist, Chuck Jones, The Grinch was immediately adapted into an animated film & Boris Karloff was the narrator, (& as the evil Grinch, that turned away from its bitterness, as the special begins) of the half-hour Christmas animation special.Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 and three Academy Awards, Seuss overall was the author and illustrator of 44 children's books, some of which have been made into audio-cassettes, animated television specials, and videos for people of all ages. Even after his death in Autumn of 1991, Dr. Seuss continues to be the best-selling author of children's books in the world. Following the death of his first wife Helen Geisel in 1967, Geisel wed Audrey Geisel, who remained his wife until his death on Tuesday, September 24th, 1991, at the age of 87 years 6 months and 22 days. His full life-time was 31,982 days, equaling 4,568 weeks & 6 days. Hide

Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one. Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.

A person's a person, no matter how small. A person's a person, no matter how small.

Today is your day, your mountain is waiting, so get on your way. Today is your day, your mountain is waiting, so get on your way.

I meant what I said and I said what I meant. I meant what I said and I said what I meant.

I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a wa Show more I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope and that enables you to laugh at life's realities. Hide

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction y Show more You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You're on your own, and you know what you know. And you are the guy who'll decide where to go. Hide

You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone Show more You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room. Hide

From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere. From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere.

How did it get so late so soon? It's night before it's afternoon. December is here before it's June. Show more How did it get so late so soon? It's night before it's afternoon. December is here before it's June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon? Hide

Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't Show more Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. Hide

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not. Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.

You're in pretty good shape for the shape you are in. You're in pretty good shape for the shape you are in.

Adults are obsolete children. Fun is good. Adults are obsolete children. Fun is good.

On the false rumor that he disliked children, his remark in return was: Well, like anyone you know, Show more On the false rumor that he disliked children, his remark in return was: Well, like anyone you know, there are good kids and there are creeps. And I like the good ones and I don't like the creeps. Hide

[When asked why he was not a father of any children, his remark was] You keep having kids, I'll keep Show more [When asked why he was not a father of any children, his remark was] You keep having kids, I'll keep writing books for them. Hide

If I were invited to a dinner party with my characters, I wouldn't show up. If I were invited to a dinner party with my characters, I wouldn't show up.

Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened. Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.

Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you! Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!

Preachers in pulpits talked about what a great message is in the book. No matter what you do, somebo Show more Preachers in pulpits talked about what a great message is in the book. No matter what you do, somebody always imputes meaning into your books. Hide

I start drawing, and eventually the characters involve themselves in a situation. Then in the end, I Show more I start drawing, and eventually the characters involve themselves in a situation. Then in the end, I go back and try to cut out most of the preachments. Hide

When at last we are sure, You've been properly pilled, Then a few paper forms, Must be properly fill Show more When at last we are sure, You've been properly pilled, Then a few paper forms, Must be properly filled. So that you and your heirs, May be properly billed. Hide

Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you Show more Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try! Hide

[on how he created the Grinch] I was brushing my teeth on the morning of the 26th of last December w Show more [on how he created the Grinch] I was brushing my teeth on the morning of the 26th of last December when I noticed a very Grinch-ish countenance in the mirror. It was Seuss! So I wrote about my sour friend, the Grinch, to see if I could rediscover something about Christmas that obviously I'd lost. Hide

Maybe Christmas, the Grinch thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas, the Grinch thought, doesn't come from a store.

Dr. Seuss's FILMOGRAPHY

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Dr Seusss the Sneetches