Dr. Seuss
Theodore Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1904. Adopted before he started publishing his books, the pseudonym, Dr. Seuss, was used by Geisel in many of his works. Dr. Seuss lived until 1991 when he died from throat cancer in LaJolla, California. Geisel married to Helen Palmer Geisel, a friend whom he met in his graduate studies at Oxford University. After Helen's death in 1967, he remarried to a longtime friend, Audrey Stone Dimond. Audrey and her daughter were both alive for Geisel's death in 1991. In school, Geisel was a very talented child who was recognized by most as being a bright student. After attending high school in his hometown, Springfield, he went on to receive his Liberal Arts Degree from Dartmouth College. Geisel was interested in literature, but what captured his heart even more was his love of drawing funny pictures. He went on to graduate school in English literature at Oxford University, but quit after only two years. Geisel moved back to the states while his wife to be stayed and finished her degree in Oxford. Now living back in Illinois with his parents, Geisel was out of a job and did not know where to turn. Geisel did not let himself be discouraged, however. His biggest
During the 20th century, Geisel himself is arguably the most international influential literary figure. His wild rhymes and patterns were totally original and swallowed whole by readers around the world. Seuss became one of the most prominent authors of his period and undoubtably a great influence upon himself as well as many other writers that observed his works. World War II also had an impact on Geisel's life. When the war broke out in the 1940's, Geisel took a position as a writer for instructional films for soldiers, for which he won coveted awards for. After the war ended, America was again changing and evolving, reinforcing and reinstating itself as the world's number one power. Events that promoted the sense of majesty came in the forms of winning the space race and keeping the Cold War cold with Russia. Political climate and economy also reached higher new grounds over many other nations. After marrying to Helen and moving to New Jersey, Geisel started drawing cartoons for a few different newspapers. One of the cartoons he drew for a paper mentioned the brand name, Flit - a popular insect repellent. The advertising administrator for Flit saw Geisel's drawing and immediately hired him full time onto the advertising staff. Geisel was thrilled with his new position and was now financially secure enough to support Helen and himself. The two moved into a more upscale housing and Geisel stayed with the job for twelve years. Geisel went on to publish some 48 titles unde
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