Dr. Seuss

Writing

Dr. Seuss

Born March 2, 1904Springfield, Massachusetts, USA59 credits

Acclaimed American writer born Theodor Seuss Geisel (March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991) was an American children's author and cartoonist. He is known for his work writing and illustrating more than 60 books under the pen name Dr. Seuss. His work includes many of the most popular children's books of all time, selling over 600 million copies and being translated into more than 20 languages by the time of his death. 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.

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Filmography

Wagon Ho!
2012Wagon Ho!
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The Butter Battle Book
1989The Butter Battle Book
Executive ProducerMovie
The Lorax
1972The Lorax
WriterMovie
Hot Spot
1945Hot Spot
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Target Snafu
1944Target Snafu
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Pay Day
1944Pay Day
WriterMovie
Outpost
1944Outpost
WriterMovie
Censored
1944Censored
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Gas
1944Gas
WriterMovie
Snafuperman
1944Snafuperman
WriterMovie
Booby Traps
1944Booby Traps
StoryMovie
Going Home
1944Going Home
WriterMovie
Rumors
1943Rumors
WriterMovie
Spies
1943Spies
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Gripes
1943Gripes
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