Dr. Seuss

Hollywood Stars : Theodor Seuss Geisel

Born Name: Theodor Seuss Geisel Birthday: 1904-03-02 (Year-Month-Day) Website: Spouse(s): Helen Palmer Geisel (1937–1967) Audrey Stone Dimond (1968–1991) Children: Medium: Writer, cartoonist, animator, Book Publisher, Artist

Theodor Seuss Geisel (pronounced /Л€ЙЎaЙЄzЙ™l/; March 2, 1904 вЂ“ September 24, 1991), commonly known by his pen name Dr. Seuss, was an American writer and cartoonist most widely known for his childrens books written under the pen names Dr. Seuss, Theo LeSieg and, in one case, Rosetta Stone. He published 44 childrens books, which were often characterized by imaginative characters, rhyme, and frequent use of trisyllabic meter. His most celebrated books include the bestselling Green Eggs and Ham, The Cat in the Hat, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, Horton Hatches the Egg, Horton Hears a Who!, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Numerous adaptations of his work have been created, including eleven television specials, three feature films, and a Broadway musical.Geisel also worked as an illustrator for advertising campaigns, most notably for Flit and Standard Oil, and as a political cartoonist for PM, a New York City newspaper. During World War II, he worked in an animation department of the U.S Army, where he wrote Design for Death, a film that later won the 1947 Academy Award for Documentary Feature.Geisels birthday, March 2, has been adopted as the annual date for National Read Across America Day, an initiative on reading created by the National Education Association.