Dr. Seuss [1904-91] Pages 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". Successes in publishing and in Hollywood enabled Ted & Helen 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 Dimond 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 managed the Dr. Seuss intellectual properties legacy as president of Dr. Seuss Enterprises LP.

        An 'Art of Dr. Seuss' Project was begun in 1997 to produce & sell limited edition prints & statuary, thru the Chase Gallery in Chicago. Random House has extended the Seuss catalog, publishing further editions of existing works as well as newly-written books, especially by Tish Rabe & Bonnie Worth.
        These books are often illustrated by American cartoonist Aristides Ruiz, who is described in several places as 'illustrator & chosen heir of the Dr. Seuss estate'. {He lives in Australia; no personal website found.}
        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. Memorial activity continued with new books, exhibitions of Ted's 'secret' art works, and other events.
        The City of Springfield, Massachusetts operates the Seuss In Springfield website [est. 2004] and The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss museum & sculpture garden [open 6/2017].

In October 2020, Michiko Kakutani - retired chief book reviewer for the New York Times - published "Ex-Libris: 100 Books To Read and Reread"; Dr. Seuss was one of only a handful of authors to have multiple books recommended: the books that she chose were "Horton Hears A Who!", "The Cat In The Hat", "How The Grinch Stole Christmas!", "Green Eggs and Ham", "The Lorax", and "Oh, The Places You’ll Go!".

won shared Emmy Award "Halloween Is Grinch Night" [1977]

won shared Emmy Award for "The Grinch Grinches The Cat In The Hat" [1982]

Dr. Seuss/Ted Geisel won a Peabody Award in 1970

Ted Geisel won shared Emmy Awards for "Halloween Is Grinch Night" [1977]
and "The Grinch Grinches The Cat In The Hat" [1982]
His many other honors include a Special Award from BAFTA in 1952,
a Peabody Award in 1970, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal, the Inkpot Award,
a Pulitzer Special Award in 1984, a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame,
and a U.S. postage stamp in 2004.

"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
full credits from IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia

"In Search of Dr. Seuss" TV special [Turner Pictures/T.N.T. Nov 1994]

'In Search of Dr. Seuss' 1994 TV special

Dr. Seuss's unforgettable characters tell their creator's amazing life story! • A nosy reporter tries to find out all she can about Dr. Seuss aka Ted Geisel; several of his characters tell her the real facts, interspersed with large snippets of his stories and songs; snippets edited from "Horton"
[1942], "Mulberry Street" [1944], "Hitler Lives?" [1945], "Grinch" [1966], "The Lorax" [1972], "Dr. Seuss On The Loose" [1973], "The Butter Battle Book" [1989], and "Yertle The Turtle" [1992] • Co-produced & written by Keith R. Clarke; directed by Vincent Paterson; live actors include Kathy Najimy, Matt Frewer, Christopher Lloyd, Graham Jarvis, Andrea Martin, David Paymer, Patrick Stewart, Robin Williams, Zelda Williams, Eleanor Columbus, Eileen Brennan, Terry Lindholm; featuring voice actors Howie Mandel, Kay E. Kuter, Frank Welker, Malachi Pearson, Brady Bluhm, J.D. Daniels, Billy Crystal, Andraé Crouch, Charles Durning, June Foray (archive footage), Bob Holt (archive footage), Boris Karloff (archive footage), Paul Winchell (archive footage); and archive footage of Dr. Seuss, Winston Churchill, Rudolf Hess, Adolf Hitler, William D. Leahy, Vyacheslav Molotov, Joseph Stalin, Julius Streicher
Warner Bros. color DVD [11/2006] for $15.00
Turner Home Ent. color VHS [10/2006] out of prodn/used
full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia
watch full movie with Spanish subtitles [1/2014 upload; 1:30:20] online at YouTube

	"Dr. Seuss - Green Eggs and Ham Plus Other Seuss Stories" [1997] semi-animated versions of three Seuss stories: "Green Eggs and Ham", "Ten Apples On Top", and "The Tooth Book" Random House Video color VHS [7/97] for $3.05
	"Dr. Seuss: Green Eggs and Ham & Other Favorites" [2003] 12-minute collection includes four animated shorts: "Green Eggs and Ham" with Sam-I-Am; "The Sneetches"; "The Zax"; the Emmy Award-winning "Halloween Is Grinch Night" [1977]; and two wonderful sing-along songs: "He Will Eat Them" and "Grinches Inches Closer" Universal Studios color DVD [7/2007] for $13.95 Universal Studios color VHS [7/2003] for $5.95
	"The Best of Dr. Seuss" [2003] Turner Home Ent. color DVD [11/2003] for $6.11 includes "The Butter Battle Book" [1989] directed by Ralph Bakshi, semi- animated "Horton Hatches The Egg" [1992], and "Daisie-Head Mayzie" [1995]
	Dr. Seuss Double Feature on DVD [2017] includes animated TV specials "The Lorax" [1972] and "Horton Hears A Who" [1970] Warner Bros. Double Feature color DVD set [3/2017] 2 disks for $9.99

"The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins"
[Paramount/Puppetoons April 1943]
Written by Dr. Seuss; produced by George Pal; Oscar nomination for Best Cartoon Short; full credits at IMDb

"And To Think I Saw It On Mulberry Street"
[Paramount/Puppetoons July 1944]
Written by Dr. Seuss; produced by George Pal; Oscar nomination for Best Cartoon Short; full credits at IMDb

"Gerald McBoing-Boing"
Technicolor short [U.P.A./Columbia Jan 1951]
Story by Dr. Seuss; produced by Stephen Bosustow; won Oscar for Best Cartoon Short &
Special Award from BAFTA • full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia

"Horton Hears A Who !" animated TV special [M.G.M.-TV March 1970]

Horton the Elephant discovers a microscopic community of intelligent beings that only he can hear, living on a flower. The other animals think that Horton has gone crazy, and resolve to take action for his own good. But Horton and the tiny residents of Who work together to prevent a tragedy.
Co-directed by Chuck Jones & Ben Washam; with the voices of Hans Conried {as narrator & Horton}, Chuck Jones, June Foray & Thurl Ravenscroft
Rhino/W.E.A. soundtrack CD [10/99] out of prodn/used
credits from IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia
The Blu-ray edition includes two animated Seuss stories: "The Butter Battle Book" [1989] and "Daisy-Head Mayzie" [1995]; the "In Search of Dr. Seuss" docufilm; and two sing-along featurettes.
Warner Home Video color Blu-ray [10/2009] for $8.78
The recent DVD includes a new sing-along featurette and three animated Seuss stories: "The Butter Battle Book" [1989], "Horton Hatches The Egg" [1992], and "Daisy-Head Mayzie" [1995].
Warner Home Video Deluxe Edition widescreen color DVD [3/2008] for $6.50
The older DVD and the videos are packaged with the "Grinch/Christmas" 1966 TV movie.
Warner Home Video color DVD [10/2000] for $9.99
Warner Home Video color VHS [10/2000] vfor $4.78

"Halloween Is Grinch Night" cartoon TV special
[DePatie-Freleng/CBS-TV Oct 1977]
Produced by David H. DePatie & Friz Freleng; co-produced & written by Dr. Seuss; directed by
Gerard Baldwin; voices include Hans Conried, Henry Gibson & Thurl Ravenscroft; won shared Emmy Award
for Outstanding Children's Special • available on 2003 "Green Eggs & Ham" VHS/DVD collection above
full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia

"Pontoffel Pock and His Magic Piano" ½-hour color animated Seuss short [ABC-TV May 1980]
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0295628/

"Horton Hatches The Egg" semi-animated short [1992]
available on several DVDs • credits at IMDb

"Gerald McBoing Boing" TV series [Cartoon Network 2005-2010]
Produced in Canada by Cookie Jar Entertainment; directed by Robin Budd; story edited/written by John Derevlany;
animation by Mercury Filmworks in Ottawa • full credits at IMDb • series entry at Wikipedia

"The Cat In The Hat" [Universal - stuck in development 5/2021]
Announced 3/2012: UniversalNBC and Illumination Entertainment are plotting a CGI-cartoon version • latest info at IMDb

"Green Eggs and Ham" animated TV series [Netflix Nov 2019]

'Green Eggs and Ham' TV series on Netflix

13-episode hand-drawn animated television series based on the book; from Warner Bros. Animation and Warner Bros. Television, executive produced by Ellen DeGeneres; cast features Michael Douglas as Guy-Am-I and Adam DeVine as Sam-I-Am; Netflix announced in December 2019 that the series was renewed for a second season, to be entitled "The Second Serving"
Complete First Season: Warner Bros. color DVD [12/2020] for $9.96
full credits at IMDb • watch 11/2019 official trailer [1:46] online at YouTube

Your Favorite Seuss Baker's Dozen omnibus

"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!", with a complete Seuss bibliography

"The Classic Case of Dr. Seuss’s Children’s Story Books" [2009]

The Classic Case of Dr. Seuss’s Children’s Story Book - slipcover

The Classic Case of Dr. Seuss’s Children’s Story Book - non-matching 20 book covers

contains twenty children's story books: "The Cat In The Hat", "The Cat In The Hat Comes Back", "Dr. Seuss's A.B.C.", "Dr Seuss's Sleep Book", "Fox In Socks", "Green Eggs and Ham", "Hop On Pop", "Horton Hears A Who!", "I Can Read With My Eyes Shut", "I Wish I Had Duck Feet", "The Lorax", "Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You", "Oh The Places You'll Go", "One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish", D "Scrambled Eggs Super!", "The Sneetches and Other Stories", "Ten Apples Up On Top", "There's A Wocket In My Pocket", "Wacky Wednesday", and "Yertle The Turtle and Other Stories"
HarperCollins Children's Books pb [2009] for $52.86
HarperCollins Children's Books 8¾x6½ pb [2009] - overpriced
HarperCollins Children's Books hardcover with CD? [2009] for $62.00

The Cat In The Hat + Green Eggs & Ham + The Grinch + Horton: ...Egg ...Who + The Lorax

Ted Geisel holding an animal character model

"Unusual Occupations" color short [Paramount 1941]
Theodor 'Dr. Seuss' Geisel making models of his fictitious beasts;
airline stewardess testing; the world speed typing champion
directed by Jerry Fairbanks, narrated by Ken Carpenter
VHS/DVD/Blu-ray not available • credits at IMDb
watch color Geisel segment [3/2016 upload; 2:07] online at YouTube

Your Job In Germany 1945 propaganda short

"Your Job In Germany" [U.S. War Dept. 1945]
Produced as a warning to troops and civilians in Europe and at home that Nazi officials no longer wear their uniforms but are still hoping to revive the Reich • Directed by Frank Capra; film and narration was written by Army Major Ted Geisel, serving at the U.S.A.A.F. First Motion Picture Unit in California; narrated by John Lund
VHS/DVD/Blu-ray not available • incomplete credits at IMDb
watch full movie [National Archives 3/2014 upload; 14:24] online at YouTube
watch shortened movie [4/2011 upload; 10:40] online at Internet Archive

Oscar-winning 'Hitler Lives' 1945 propaganda short

"Hitler Lives" [Warner Bros. Dec 1945]
taglines on poster: the Nazi nightmare, exposed! - is Germany beaten? - a dramatic challenge to the people of the world! • Someone at Warner Bros. discovered a rule that any film made by the Army could be shown to the general public if the soundtrack was replaced by a new one; so the original narration was removed from "Your Job In Germany" and about 3 minutes of footage was added, and the soundtrack was replaced with a new one; the Oscar Award for Best Documentary Short Subject was given to the producers at Warner Bros. in 1946 • Directed by Don Siegel; narration written by Saul Elkins; music by William Lava; film edited by De Leon Anthony; narrated by Knox Manning; includes scenes edited from "Triumph of The Will" [1935]
VHS/DVD/Blu-ray not available • incomplete credits at IMDb
watch full movie - requires sign-in [6/2016 upload; 16:50] online at YouTube

Dr. Seuss on 'Omnibus USA' in March 1956

"Omnibus American Profiles: Dr. Seuss" [CBS-TV March 1956]
Season 4, Episode 22: "The Museum That Ought To Be" 30-minute segment directed by Lee Rothberg, presented by Ted Geisel, featuring The Boston Museum of Science; first segment was a short adaptation of Noël Coward's stageplay "The Better Half", starring Walter Burke, Hume Cronyn, Neil Fitzgerald, Farrell Pelly, Jessica Tandy, Ray Walston; third segment was the 'visual essay' "Something About The Sky" written by Rachel Carson, narrated by Joan Chandler & Shirley Grayson Hall
series hosted by Alistair Cooke • episode credits at IMDb
available as one of 14 segments on the "Omnibus: American Profiles" DVD Box Set [2011]
E1 Entertainment b&w DVD set [7/2011] 2 disks for $9.99
watch full segment online [3/2021 upload; total 30:28] in 3 parts (with many ads from YouTube):
Part 1 [8:48] + Part 2 [11:16] + Part 3 [10:24]

screenshot of 'To Tell The Truth' game show title card

Ted Geisel on "To Tell The Truth" [CBS-TV April 1958]
half-hour b&w game show with three mystery guest segments: lady golfer to 8:50, Ted Geisel to 16:25, 'hiking mailman' after that; sponsored by Geritol tonic • Produced by Mark Goodson & Bill Todman; hosted by Bud Collyer; panelists Don Ameche, Joan Bennett, Polly Bergen, Hy Gardner
series credits at IMDb • episode credits at IMDb
watch full episode [2/2017 upload; 24:34] online at YouTube

"The Parables of Dr. Seuss" [1/2008] by Robert L. Short
http://www.amazon.com/The-Parables-Seuss-Robert-Short/dp/0664230474/

"Dr. Seuss and Philosophy: Oh, The Thinks You Can Think!" [6/2011] by Jacob M. Held
http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Seuss-Philosophy-Thinks-ebook/dp/B0052U9UB8/
http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Seuss-Philosophy-Thinks-Think/dp/1442203110/

"Dr. Seuss: The Cat Behind The Hat" [11/2012] by Caroline M. Smith
http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Seuss-The-Cat-Behind/dp/1449432603/
http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Seuss-Cat-Behind-Collectors/dp/0975366432/

Family & Friends
Theodor Seuss 'Ted' Geisel was born in 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts; his first children's book was published in 1937, his first bestseller
was in 1957; he moved to a hilltop home & studio in La Jolla, California in 1948 and died at home there in 1991.

second wife Audrey Stone Dimond Geisel [1921-2018] - married in 1968, widowed September 1991
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0972213/ • no entry at Wikipedia
two daughters from her first marriage

Ted's assistant Claudia Prescott: started working for Mr. Geisel in 1972
and later helped Mrs. Geisel run Dr. Seuss Enterprises

apparent 'chosen artistic heir' of the Dr. Seuss estate illustrator Aristides Ruiz of Australia

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	"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
	"Dr. Seuss & Mr. Geisel: A Biography" [1995] by Judith & Neil Morgan DeCapo Press 9¼x6 pb [8/96] for $12.95 Random House 9½x6¾ hardcover [4/95] out of print/used
	"The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss" [1995] by Audrey Geisel Random House 11x8¾ hardcover [10/95] for $22.05
	"Dr. Seuss: American Icon" [2004] by Philip Nel C.I.P.G. 8½x5½ pb [2/2005] for $46.95 C.I.P.G. 9¼X6¼ hardcover [1/2004] out of print/used
	"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
	"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

	"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
	"Omnibus: American Profiles" DVD Box Set [2011] E1 Entertainment b&w DVD set [7/2011] 2 disks for $16.99 contains 14 programs or segments on two disks: featured topics include Leonard Bernstein; Pearl Buck; the F-100 warplane; William Faulkner; Grand Central Terminal in New York City; photographer Philippe Halsman; The New York Times; Sugar Ray Robinson & Stillman's Gym; Dr. Seuss [30 minutes; aired 11 March 1956]; James Thurber; E.B. White; and Frank Lloyd Wright series credits at IMDb • series entry at Wikipedia
	"Art History: Through The Eyes of The Artist - Dr. Seuss" lecture [Sept 2018] lecture by Hudson Library art historian Felicia Zavarella Stadelman on the artwork of Dr Seuss watch lecture [1/2019 upload; 55:43] online at YouTube Hudson Library & Historical Society [est. 1910], 96 Library Street in Hudson (SE of Cleveland), Ohio

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