The Life of Theodor Geisel

Dr. Seuss

Dr. Seuss

• Timeline of Dr. Seuss's Life • *1904--Theodore Geisel is born in Springfield, MA.• • *1922-25--Geisel takes pen name Seuss while writing

for Dartmouth's Jacko- Lantern his college newspaper

• *1926--Seuss adds Dr. to the pen name

• *1927--Seuss marries Helen Palmer on November 29.

• *1927--Seuss begins to sell cartoons to a variety of magazines as well as do advertising work.

• *1937--Seuss publishes his first book for

children, And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street.

• *1943-1946--Seuss serves in Army

 

*1950--Seuss publishes If I Ran the Zoo, a tribute to his father who was a zookeeper.

 .*1957--Seuss publishes How the Grinch Stole Christmas! and The Cat in the Hat.

 *1958--Seuss becomes president of Beginner Books.

  

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*1960--Seuss publishes One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish and

Green Eggs an Ham. 

*1967--Helen Palmer Geisel dies on October 23. 

*1968--Seuss publishes Hop on Pop and The Eye Book (Theo Lesieg) first of the Bright and Early Books are published.

 *1971--Seuss wins a Peabody Award for his television specials, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Horton Hears a Who.

 

 

*1972--Seuss wins Critics Award at International Animated Cartoon Festival and Silver Medal at the International Film and TV Festival.

 *1976--Seuss wins the first ever Outstanding California

Author Award presented by the California Association of Teachers of English.

 *1977--Seuss receives and Emmy for Best Children's

Special for Halloween Is Grinch Night. *

 

**1981--Governors of several states declare Dr. Seuss 77th birthday Dr. Seuss Day.

 *1984--Dr. Seuss wins the Pulitzer Prize.

 *1991--Dr. Seuss dies on September 24 at the age of eighty - seven.