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Dr. Seuss
Theodor Seuss Geisel was an American children's author, illustrator, animator, 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.
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culture · American author and cartoonist (1904–1991) · writer · poet · illustrator · children's writer · screenwriter · prose writer · animator · producer · humorous cartoonist · cartoonist · also Dr. Seuss, Theodor Geisel, Dr. Theophrastus Seuss, Theodore Geisel, Dr. Theo. Seuss, Dr Seuss
Born 2 March 1904 · Died 24 September 1991 · Q298685
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2026· 4 entries
Brands Untapped: Dr. Seuss Enterprises details promotions for Joie Yale, Fernanda Garcia Oliveros and Colton Marquardt
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KSNV: Las Vegas exhibit marks 70 years of Dr. Seuss’ Cat in the Hat and Grinch art
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Times Now: Lost Dr. Seuss Manuscript Brings The Cat In The Hat Back In A Newly Published Adventure
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2025· 2 entries
The Guardian: From Dr Seuss to All Quiet on the Western Front: 19 books to help you find hope, sense and resistance in difficult times
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The Daily Beast: Newly Discovered Dr. Seuss Book Set to Be Released Next Year
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2024· 1 entry
Snopes rated the claim “Theodor Seuss Geisel — aka Dr. Seuss — cheated on his ill wife, causing her to kill herself, and then married his lover.” Mixture.
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2023· 1 entry
The Guardian: Return of the Grinch: sequel to Dr Seuss classic will hit shelves before Christmas
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2022· 1 entry
The Guardian: New books inspired by Dr Seuss to feature work of diverse writers and artists
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2021· 11 entries
The Guardian: Dr Seuss 'cancelled'? There’s nothing new about cutting racism from children’s books
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PolitiFact rated the claim “Rachel Levine “is telling us that Dr. Seuss books and Mr. Potato Head are bad for the children.”” False.
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The Guardian: No, Dr Seuss and Mr Potato Head haven't been 'cancelled'. Here's the difference | Akin Olla
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Lead Stories rated the claim “the Dr. Seuss book "The Cat In The Hat" has been "cancelled"” Not on List.
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PolitiFact rated the claim ““Schools banning Dr. Seuss books.”” False.
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PolitiFact rated the claim “Says “Biden took down Dr. Seuss and Mr. Potato Head.”” False.
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CBS News: 6 Dr. Seuss books will stop being published because of racist and insensitive images
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The Guardian: Six Dr Seuss books cease publication over racist and insensitive portrayals
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Snopes rated the claim “U.S. President Joe Biden "erased" Dr. Seuss from Read Across America Day.” Mixture.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Dr. Seuss, children’s book author and illustrator, made a number of cartoons with racist images of Black people — some of whom are in blackface.” True.
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That it would stop publishing and licensing six books
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2020· 3 entries
Yahoo: Dr. Seuss’ ‘Cat in the Hat’ Spinoff and ‘Oh, The Places You’ll Go’ Getting Movie Adaptations
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman advocated teaching students about "masturbation and sexual positions" after she was sworn into office with her hand on a Dr. Seuss book.” False.
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The Guardian: My favourite book as a kid: Green Eggs and Ham by Dr Seuss
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2019· 2 entries
On Netflix, and a second season by the title of Green Eggs and Ham: The Second Serving premiered in 2022
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The Guardian: Dr Seuss's thank-you letter to man who saved his first book
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2018· 3 entries
The Guardian: The Cat in the Hat review – Dr Seuss's rascal reborn as a madcap circus star
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The Guardian: Court cites Dr Seuss's The Lorax in rebuke to US Forest Service
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The Hollywood Reporter reported that Warner Animation Group and Dr
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2015· 1 entry
Snopes rated the claim “A 1940's Dr. Seuss political cartoon criticized Americans for not caring about the deaths of foreign children.” True.
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2012· 3 entries
The Dartmouth Medical School was renamed the Audrey and Theodor Geisel School of Medicine in honor of their many years of generosity to the college
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(on what would have been Seuss's 108th birthday)
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A crater on the planet Mercury was named after Geisel
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2011· 1 entry
Released album “The Cat in the Hat Comes Back”.
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2010· 1 entry
In Canada and September 6, 2010, in the United States and is producing new episodes as of 2018
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2009· 1 entry
Green Eggs and Ham sold 540,000 copies, The Cat in the Hat sold 452,000 copies, and One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish (1960) sold 409,000 copies—all outselling the majority of newly published children's books
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2008· 1 entry
Awarded California Hall of Fame (2008).
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2006· 1 entry
Released album “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!”.
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2004· 2 entries
Awarded star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (2004).
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Snopes rated the claim “Dr. Seuss once wrote a children's book since banned due to its references to suicide and violence.” False.
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2003· 1 entry
Another live-action film was released, this time an adaptation of The Cat in the Hat that featured Mike Myers as the title character
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2002· 1 entry
Released album “The Dr. Seuss Collection”.
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2000· 1 entry
Publishers Weekly compiled a list of the best-selling children's books of all time; of the top 100 hardcover books, 16 were written by Geisel, including Green Eggs and Ham, at number 4, The Cat in the Hat, at number 9, a
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1999· 6 entries
Snopes rated the claim “Authors Dr. Seuss and Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. were college classmates and fraternity brothers.” False.
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Released album “Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! & Horton Hears a Who! The Original TV Soundtracks”.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Dr. Seuss wrote the classic children's book 'Green Eggs and Ham' after being challenged to produce a book using no more than fifty different words.” True.
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Released album “Dr. Seuss Presents... If I Ran the Zoo / The Cat in the Hat Songbook / Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book”.
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Released album “Dr. Seuss Presents... Fox in Socks, Horton Hatches the Egg, and Other Stories”.
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Released album “Dr Seuss Presents Green Eggs and Ham, and Other Stories”.
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1995· 1 entry
Four years after his death, University of California, San Diego's University Library Building was renamed Geisel Library in honor of Geisel and Audrey for the generous contributions that they made to the library and thei
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1994· 1 entry
Which adapted many of Seuss's stories
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1991· 7 entries
Died 1991-09-24.
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At his home in the La Jolla community of San Diego at the age of 87
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Awarded Inkpot Award (1991).
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His widow Audrey Geisel took charge of licensing matters until her death in 2018
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Two additional books were published based on his sketches and notes: Hooray for Diffendoofer Day
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“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.”
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“Nonsense wakes up the brain cells. And it helps develop a sense of humor, which is awfully important in this day and age. Humor has a tremendous place in this sordid world. It's more than just a matter of laughing. If you can see things out of whack, then you can see how things can be in whack.”
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1986· 1 entry
Called Welcome, an adaptation of Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose
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1985· 1 entry
Geisel received an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from Princeton University for showing children "the way to the adult world, as he shows adults the way to the child"
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1984· 3 entries
Awarded Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards (1984).
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Won a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation
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Citing his "contribution over nearly half a century to the education and enjoyment of America's children and their parents"
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1982· 2 entries
Released album “גדליהו והמיסטוק”.
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Won Regina Medal (1982).
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1980· 2 entries
Awarded Children's Literature Legacy Award (1980).
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Recognizing his "substantial and lasting contributions to children's literature"
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1974· 1 entry
“Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now!”
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1970· 1 entry
And produced an adaptation of The Cat in the Hat in 1971
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1968· 1 entry
Geisel married Audrey Dimond, a married mother of two children with whom he had been having an affair
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1966· 1 entry
Geisel authorized eminent cartoon artist Chuck Jones—his friend and former colleague from the war—to make a cartoon version of How the Grinch Stole Christmas
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1955· 1 entry
Dartmouth awarded Geisel an honorary doctorate of Humane Letters, with the citation:
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1943· 1 entry
Joined the Army as a captain and was commander of the Animation Department of the First Motion Picture Unit of the United States Army Air Forces, where he wrote films that included Your Job in Germany, a 1945 propagan
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1942· 1 entry
Geisel turned his energies to direct support of the U
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1940· 1 entry
In which Geisel returned to the use of verse
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1938· 1 entry
As well as The King's Stilts and The Seven Lady Godivas in 1939, all of which were in prose, atypically for him
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1936· 1 entry
Geisel and his wife were returning from an ocean voyage to Europe when the rhythm of the ship's engines inspired the poem that became his first children's book: And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street
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1928· 1 entry
And the campaign continued sporadically until 1941
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1927· 2 entries
And Geisel and Palmer were married on November 29
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To begin his career as an illustrator and cartoonist for Vanity Fair, Life, and various other publications
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1904· 4 entries
Born 1904-03-02.
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“Don't give up! I believe in you all. A person's a person, no matter how small! And you very small persons will not have to die If you make yourselves heard! So come on, now, and TRY!”
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“I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees. I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues. And I”
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“You're going to be roped! And you're going to be caged! And, as for your dust speck – hah! That we shall boil in a hot steaming kettle of Beezle-Nut Oil!”
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