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Dr. Seuss, the pen name of Theodor Seuss Geisel, born March 2, 1904, Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.\u2014died September 24, 1991, La Jolla, California, he was an American writer and illustrator of immensely popular children\u2019s books, which were noted for their nonsense words, playful rhymes, and unusual creatures. After graduating from Dartmouth College in 1925, he did postgraduate studies at Lincoln College, Oxford, and the Sorbonne. He began working for Life, Vanity Fair, and other publications as an illustrator and humorist and found success in advertising, providing illustrations for several campaigns. After illustrating a series of humor books, Geisel decided to write a children\u2019s book, which was reportedly rejected by nearly 30 publishers. After he got a chance to meet with a friend that worked at Vanguard Press as an editor, \u201cAnd to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street\u201d was finally released in 1937. His first book for adults, \u201cThe Seven Lady Godiva\u2019s,\u201d released in 1939 fared poorly, and thereafter he focused on children\u2019s books, which he preferred. According to Geisel, \u201cAdults are obsolete children, and the hell with them.\u201d Later in 1940 he released another book called \u201cHorton Hatches an Egg\u201d which is about an elephant tricked into sitting on a bird’s egg while he goes on vacation. During World War II Geisel\u2019s focus shifted to politics. In the early 1940s he was an editorial cartoonist at PM magazine in New York City. He then served (1942\u201346) in the U.S. Army, where he was assigned to the documentary division. In 1945 he wrote \u201cYour Job in Germany\u201d, which was directed by Frank Capra; it was later remade as the Academy Award-winning Hitler Lives (1945), though Geisel was not credited. After his service ended, he continued to make films. With his first wife, Helen Palmer Geisel, he wrote the Oscar-winning documentary feature \u201cDesign for Death\u201d (1947). His animated cartoon \u201cGerald McBoing-Boing\u201d (1950) also won an Academy Award. In 1947 Geisel returned to children\u2019s books with \u201cMcElligot\u2019s Pool\u201d, about a boy who imagines a fantastical marine world while fishing. The work was especially noted for Geisel\u2019s inventive creatures, which would come to populate his later stories. In addition, he continued to use his whimsical rhymes to convey important life lessons. In \u201cHorton Hears a Who!\u201d (1954)\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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