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Birth of an Intelligent Writer
Theodor and Henrietta give birth to Theodor Geisel. Theodor was one out of two of the Geisel children. He was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on Howard Street. -
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The Amazing Life of a Brilliant Writer Dr.Seuss
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High School.
I could not find the exact dates of the years he started high school and graduated but I estimated. He went to Central High School. This is where he took his only art class ever. -
Off to College
Theodor went to college. He went to Dartmouth. The exact was not available but I could find the year. -
Oxford Here comes Theodor Gesiel
He leaves Dartmouth for Oxford. He rode a boat to England. The year for this event was only available. -
Falls in love
Theodor falls in love with Helen Palmer. She is also a writer. She told him to draw for a living. He asked her to marry him and she said that she would. He falls in love with her during college. No website could give an exact date. -
I am Home.
Theodor came home from college only a year after he started. He came home to start a writing illustrating career. Theodor went home after traveling Europe. He traveled Europe when his teacher told him to get out of the classroom and explore. -
First Job Published.
Theodor gets paid $25 for one of his cartoon. This was his first payment of one his cartoons. It was posted in The Saturday Evening post. -
Will you draw?
Soon after his cartoon being published in the Saturday Evening Post, Viking Press called him in for a meeting. Viking Press like his drawing skills. The asked him to illustrate children’s books. -
World War II
On 1 September 1939 one of the most upsetting wars started of all time. Theodor Geisel in German, so the war affected him and his family, as well as the rest of the world. The war finally ended 2 September 1945. -
First book Published.
Sometime in 1937 Dr. Seuss published his first book. His first book to be published was “And to think what I saw on Mulberry Street”. This book was rejected 28 times. He made $3,500 off this book. -
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53 years
Theodor Geisel is better known as Dr. Seuss. He devoted about 53 years to writing and illustrating. This was most of his life. He loved to entertain people -
Cat in the Hat.
Sometime in 1957 Dr. Seuss wrote Cat in the hat. This was his biggest hit. Children all over the world to this day love this book. -
Audrey Stone Geisel
He got remarried. He got married in Reno. His first wife died. He married Audrey Stone Geisel. The exact date I could not find. -
New Wife
She told him to use different and unusual colors. She influenced him a lot. Also open his creativity up more. Of Couse seems this was more of a mental thing it has not date. -
Now Pronouced Died
Dr. Seuss Died on September, 24 1991, He died of Jaw cancer. He died in his sleep.
