Dr. Seuss [1904-91] MiniPage at Spirit of America Bookstore

'Dr. Seuss' was the author and illustrator of books beloved by children and adults around the world.
His cartoon artistry was further enhanced with a gift for rhythmic prose – a pattern based on
the beat of the ship's engine during a 1936 vacation in Europe.

Theodor Seuss Geisel was born 2 March 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts; his grandparents were from Germany and his parents spoke German at home. Ted was always 'doodling', and at Dartmouth College he decided to become editor of the Jack-O-Lantern humor magazine, which he did in 1924. After graduation in 1925, he studied literature for a year at Oxford Univeristy in England, where he met Helen Palmer. A job as writer and artist at Judge magazine back in the U.S. made it possible to marry Helen in 1927. He wrote humorous articles & drew cartoons for American magazines, and attracted the attention of an insecticide called Flit!, securing a job drawing funny ads that lasted 17 years and brought his works into every home in America.
His first published book – after the manuscript was rejected by 27 publishers – was "And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street" (1938), a modest success, selling 10,000 copies at a dollar apiece. "The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins" followed the same year.

During World War II, he headed the animation department of the USAAF First Motion Picture Unit {aka F.M.P.U.} at Hal Roach Studios in Culver City, California, and was assigned later to projects in Europe. After the war, he and fellow F.M.P.U. alumnus Bill Scott created the Oscar-winning cartoon short, "Gerald McBoing-Boing". His successes in publishing and in Hollywood enabled him to move to La Jolla, California (near San Diego) in 1948.

A Life Magazine article on children's illiteracy prompted Ted's publisher to challenge him to produce a children's book using only 400 important words; Ted cut the list to 250, then wrote "The Cat in the Hat" using only 220 of the listed words – the 1957 book was an instant hit, and revolutionized children's book publishing. Success followed success. In 1960, Random House publisher Bennett Cerf bet Ted that he could not write a book using a list of only 50 words; the result was "Green Eggs and Ham", another resounding hit.
Dr. Seuss became a household name, with audio tapes and cartoon tv specials, and more recently, live action feature films (see below). He was given a Pulitzer Special Award in 1984 for 'his contribution to the education and enjoyment of America's children and their parents'.

Helen Palmer Geisel died in 1967; Ted married Audrey Stone Diamond in 1968; Ted died of cancer 24 September 1991 in La Jolla, California. In all, Ted Geisel wrote 44 children's books, many stories, and several books for adults. Audrey Geisel currently manages the Dr. Seuss intellectual properties legacy as president of Dr. Seuss Enterprises LP.
The year 2004 was celebrated as a 'Seussentenial: A Century of Imagination' (the 100th anniversary of Geisel's birth), with a new postage stamp, theatrical tours & children's workshops, museum & gallery exhibits, and unveilings of sculptures and a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. Memorial activity continues in 2005 with new books, exhibitions of Ted's 'secret' art works, and other events.

"The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T"
live action fantasy musical [Columbia Pictures July 1953]

A young boy who hates practicing the piano falls asleep and dreams that his piano teacher has enslaved 500 boys to play a gigantic piano. The boy convinces a plumber to help him, and they construct an 'atomic noise-sucker' which explodes and wakes him from the dream. Produced by Stanley Kramer; directed by Roy Rowland; story, screenplay & lyrics by Dr. Seuss; starring Tommy Rettig, Mary Healy, Hans Conried & Peter Lind Hayes; Oscar nomination for Best Music Score
Sony color DVD [4/2001] for $17.99
Sony color VHS [6/96] out of prodn/used
entry at Wikipedia; full credits from IMDb
11"x17" mini-poster available at AllPosters [dot] com

"Horton Hears A Who !" animated movie

[Fox's Blue Sky Studios March 2008]

Co-directed by Jimmy Hayward & Steve Martino, with the voices of Jim Carrey & Steve Carell
video/DVDs not yet available; latest info at IMDb
official movie site {requires Flash}

"The Best of Dr. Seuss" [2003]
Turner animated DVD [11/2003] for $17.98
includes "The Butter Battle Book" [1989] directed by Ralph Bakshi, "Horton Hatches The Egg" [1992], & "Daisie-Head Mayzie" [1995]

"Your Favorite Seuss: A Baker's Dozen by the One & Only Dr. Seuss" [2004]
Random House/YR 12x9¼ hardcover [10/2004] for $24.46
Each tale is prefaced by a short essay; the stories included are: "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street", "Horton Hears a Who!", "McElligot’s Pool", "If I Ran the Zoo", Happy Birthday to You!", "Dr. Seuss’s Sleep Book", "Yertle the Turtle", "The Cat in the Hat", "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!", "Green Eggs & Ham", "The Lorax", "The Sneetches", and "Oh, the Places You’ll Go!"

"And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street" (1938)
"The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins" (1938)
"The King's Stilts" (1939)
"The Seven Lady Godivas" (1939) for adults
"Horton Hatches The Egg" (1940)
"McElligot's Pool" (1947)
"Thidwick, The Big-Hearted Moose" (1948)

"If I Ran The Zoo" (1950)
"Horton Hears A Who" (1954)
"Scrambled Eggs Super!" (1954)
"On Beyond Zebra" (1955)
"If I Ran The Circus" (1956)
"How The Grinch Stole Christmas" (1957)
"The Cat in the Hat" (1957)
"The Big Brag" (1958)
"Gertrude McFuzz" (1958)
"Yertle the Turtle" & Other Stories (1958)
"Bartholomew and the Oobleck" (1959)
"Happy Birthday to You!" (1959)

"Green Eggs and Ham" (1960)
"One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish" (1960)
"The Sneetches" & Other Stories (1961)
"Ten Apples Up On Top" (1961)
"Too Many Daves" (1961)
"What Was I Scared Of?" (1961)
"The Zax" (1961)
"Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book" (1962)
"Dr. Seuss's ABC" (1963)
"Hop on Pop" (1963)
"Fox in Socks" (1965)
"I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew" (1965)
"I Wish I Had Duck Feet" (1965)
"Wacky Wednesday"
"Please Try To Remember the First of Octember!"
"The Cat in the Hat Beginner Book Dictionary" (1966)
"Come Over To My House" (1966)
"The Cat in the Hat Song Book" (1967)
"The Cat in the Hat Comes Back" (1968)
"The Eye Book" (1968)
"The Foot Book" (1968)
"The Glunk That Got Thunk" (1969)
"I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today" & Other Stories (1969)
"King Looie Katz" (1969)
"My Book About Me, By Me Myself" (1969)

"Oh, The Places You'll Go!" [1990]
"Daisy-Head Mayzie"
"My Many Colored Days"
"A Hatful of Seuss"
"Hooray for Diffendoofer Day" [1999]
"The Big Brag"

	"The Seuss, the Whole Seuss and Nothing But the Seuss: A Visual Biography of Theodor Seuss Geisel" [2004] by Charles D. Cohen Random House/YR 11x8¾ hardcover [2/2004] for $24.50
	"The Boy on Fairfield Street: How Ted Geisel Grew Up to Become Dr. Seuss" [2004] by Kathleen Krull, with paintings by Steve Johnson & Lou Fancher Random House/YR 11¼x8¼ hardcover [1/2004] for $11.53
	"Dr. Seuss: American Icon" [2004] by Philip Nel C.I.P.G. pb [2/2005] for $10.17 C.I.P.G. 9¼X6¼ hardcover [1/2004] for $17.61
	"The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss" [1995] by Audrey Geisel Random House 11x8¾ hardcover [10/95] for $22.05
	"Dr. Seuss & Mr. Geisel: A Biography" [1995] by Judith & Neil Morgan DeCapo 9¼x6 pb [8/96] for $12.95 Random House 9½x6¾ hardcover [4/95] out of print/used
	"Oh, The Places He Went: A Story About Dr. Seuss" [1994] for pre-schoolers; by Maryann N. Weidt, illustrated by Kerry Maguire Carolrhoda Books 8½x6 pb [12/94] for $6.95 Carolrhoda Books 11x8½ hardcover [12/94] for $22.60
	"In Search of Dr. Seuss" [Turner Nov 1994] Directed by Vincent Paterson; starring Kathy Najimy & Matt Frewer Warner color DVD [2/2004] for $18.98 Turner color VHS [9/96] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb

Spirit of America BookstoreDr. Seuss( Theodor Seuss Geisel )

Spirit of America Bookstore
Dr. Seuss
( Theodor Seuss Geisel )