Dr. Seuss Biography!!!
Childhood
"Why fit in when you were born to STAND OUT?"...Dr. Seuss
Have you ever wondered what one of the most famous authors and illustrators life was like? Read on...here is a biography of Dr Seuss. Theodor (Ted) Seuss Geisel was born on March 2nd, 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. His dad, Theodor Robert, owned a brewery, Kalmabach and Geisel, that Ted's grandfather had started. His mom's name was Henrietta, and her family owned a bakery. He was very close to his mom, and when he was little, she sang him rhyming songs about the pies they sold in the bakery. He also had a sister named Margretha. His sister Margretha called herself Marnie or Marnie Mecca Ding Ding Guy.
When Ted was young, he loved the zoo. His dad helped run the local zoo to get extra money, and Ted got to help him and got special priveleges. He was also very famous for exaggerating like the time he told the story about going into the lion's cage with lion cubs and getting chewed up. He also drew on the walls of his room. Ted had a good childhood with strict, but loving parents.
Adulthood
After high school, Ted went to Dartmouth (pronounced Dartmuth) College. He was never a serious student and earned bad grades. His dad thought he was getting good grades and thought that Ted would get a scholarship to go to the University of Oxford in England. His dad told the newspaper that Ted was going to go to Oxford, and they wrote it on the daily letter. But, it turned out Ted did not receive the scholarship, so Ted's father had to pay for Oxford.
Ted went to Oxford and often doodled in class. Then one day, he met Helen Palmer while he was in class, and they were together for a long time. He proposed to Helen, and she said yes, but they could not get married yet because they did not have enough money.
Ted wanted to become an illustrator. During that time he was sharing a cheap apartment with one of his Dartmouth friends. He got a job offer to become an author and illustrator. Then he got married to Helen. He was hired to a company named Flit to make advertisements.
In 1931, Ted's mother died. She never saw his first published book, "And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street". The book was rejected 27 times because publishers thought his book didn't have a moral, and that children reading it would be too silly in class. Ted saw a friend on the street one day and told him the book had been rejected and that he was giving up. His friend owned Vanguard Press, a publishing company, so he asked Ted to take a look. The rest is history, and the book went in stores in 1937. Ted later changed to Random House Publishing, a bigger and better publishing company.
Ted and Helen then found out they could not have kids. Ted said he did not want kids, and he was quoted as saying, "you have 'em, I'll amuse 'em".
He started drawing pictures to try to prevent America to stay out of World War II. He drew over 400 cartoons with pictures like ostritches burying their heads in the sand meaning they were ignoring the danger around them. Then he tried to go in the army, but he was too old. Instead, he went to Hollywood and made movies to help train the soldiers. For both of his movies, he got an Oscar award.
Then, Ted's father died. It was very hard for Ted. His father was 89. Helen then also became very ill. She could not breathe and had to be put in a big machine that covered up most of her body. Only her face showed. Ted would put a mirror in front of her face so she could see their dog playing outside. He would even do that for hours. She recovered and the doctors were surprised how fast she recovered.
However, after 13 years of her illness, Helen died October 23, 1967 at the age of 68. Ted then married Audrey Diamond in 1968. She was a close friend for a long time.
He continued writing and illustrating books until 1990 when he wrote his last book called, "Oh the Place You'll Go". In 1991, he died on September 24 at LaJolla, California at the age of 86. He died from natural causes, but had suffered from mouth cancer due to his heavy smoking. However, the exact cause of his death was unclear.
Dr Seuss made a great impact on the world. I hope this biography taught you a lot about Dr Seuss's life.
"Why fit in when you were born to STAND OUT?"...Dr. Seuss
Have you ever wondered what one of the most famous authors and illustrators life was like? Read on...here is a biography of Dr Seuss. Theodor (Ted) Seuss Geisel was born on March 2nd, 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. His dad, Theodor Robert, owned a brewery, Kalmabach and Geisel, that Ted's grandfather had started. His mom's name was Henrietta, and her family owned a bakery. He was very close to his mom, and when he was little, she sang him rhyming songs about the pies they sold in the bakery. He also had a sister named Margretha. His sister Margretha called herself Marnie or Marnie Mecca Ding Ding Guy.
When Ted was young, he loved the zoo. His dad helped run the local zoo to get extra money, and Ted got to help him and got special priveleges. He was also very famous for exaggerating like the time he told the story about going into the lion's cage with lion cubs and getting chewed up. He also drew on the walls of his room. Ted had a good childhood with strict, but loving parents.
Adulthood
After high school, Ted went to Dartmouth (pronounced Dartmuth) College. He was never a serious student and earned bad grades. His dad thought he was getting good grades and thought that Ted would get a scholarship to go to the University of Oxford in England. His dad told the newspaper that Ted was going to go to Oxford, and they wrote it on the daily letter. But, it turned out Ted did not receive the scholarship, so Ted's father had to pay for Oxford.
Ted went to Oxford and often doodled in class. Then one day, he met Helen Palmer while he was in class, and they were together for a long time. He proposed to Helen, and she said yes, but they could not get married yet because they did not have enough money.
Ted wanted to become an illustrator. During that time he was sharing a cheap apartment with one of his Dartmouth friends. He got a job offer to become an author and illustrator. Then he got married to Helen. He was hired to a company named Flit to make advertisements.
In 1931, Ted's mother died. She never saw his first published book, "And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street". The book was rejected 27 times because publishers thought his book didn't have a moral, and that children reading it would be too silly in class. Ted saw a friend on the street one day and told him the book had been rejected and that he was giving up. His friend owned Vanguard Press, a publishing company, so he asked Ted to take a look. The rest is history, and the book went in stores in 1937. Ted later changed to Random House Publishing, a bigger and better publishing company.
Ted and Helen then found out they could not have kids. Ted said he did not want kids, and he was quoted as saying, "you have 'em, I'll amuse 'em".
He started drawing pictures to try to prevent America to stay out of World War II. He drew over 400 cartoons with pictures like ostritches burying their heads in the sand meaning they were ignoring the danger around them. Then he tried to go in the army, but he was too old. Instead, he went to Hollywood and made movies to help train the soldiers. For both of his movies, he got an Oscar award.
Then, Ted's father died. It was very hard for Ted. His father was 89. Helen then also became very ill. She could not breathe and had to be put in a big machine that covered up most of her body. Only her face showed. Ted would put a mirror in front of her face so she could see their dog playing outside. He would even do that for hours. She recovered and the doctors were surprised how fast she recovered.
However, after 13 years of her illness, Helen died October 23, 1967 at the age of 68. Ted then married Audrey Diamond in 1968. She was a close friend for a long time.
He continued writing and illustrating books until 1990 when he wrote his last book called, "Oh the Place You'll Go". In 1991, he died on September 24 at LaJolla, California at the age of 86. He died from natural causes, but had suffered from mouth cancer due to his heavy smoking. However, the exact cause of his death was unclear.
Dr Seuss made a great impact on the world. I hope this biography taught you a lot about Dr Seuss's life.