Dr. Seuss Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Death Cause, Contact Details, Wife, Affairs, Bio & More
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
REAL NAME
Theodor Seuss Geisel
NICK NAMES
The Kaiser
BIRTHDAY
BORN ON DAY
Wednesday
BIRTHPLACE
Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
DIED AT AGE
87 Years 6 Months 22 Days
DEATHDATE
September 24, 1991
DEATHPLACE
La Jolla, California, United States
CAUSE OF DEATH
Oral cancer
NATIONALITY
PROFESSION
ZODIAC
PISCES
ALSO NOTED FOR
Cartoonist, Animator, Book Publisher, Artist
Physical Stats
CHEST
N/A
BICEPS
N/A
WAIST
N/A
HEIGHT
5'11''(feet & inches)
1.8034 meters
180.34 cm
WEIGHT
N/A
Dr. Seuss Family Members
Parents
MOTHER
Henrietta Seuss Geisel
FATHER
Theodor Robert Geisel
SISTER(S) NAME
Dr. Seuss Marriage, Affairs and Children
SPOUSE
Helen Palmer (1927-1967)
SPOUSE
Audrey Geisel (1968-1991)
Fame & Address
SIGNATURE
DEBUT
And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street (1937)
FAMOUS FROM/AS
ADDRESS
La Jolla, California, United States
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Education, Net Worth & More
RELIGION
Christian
QUALIFICATION
Graduated
NET WORTH
$11
More Information
Some Lesser Known Facts About Dr. Seuss
- Was Dr. Seuss in the habit of Smoking? No. He quit smoking.
- Dr. Seuss was non vegetarian.He loves to eat the green egg with ham.
- Dr. Seuss had not done any doctorate degree, he just put Dr. in his name as his father wanted him to practice medicine.
- Once Bennett Cerf challenged him that he can't write a book within 50 words and as a result of that bet he wrote the 'Green Eggs and Ham' which was made in 50 words.
- He used to write for children but in real life, he was not a big children lover.
- His first book named 'And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street' was rejected by the 27 publishers, he almost burnt the book but at last, he got a publisher, who finally gave him some hope.
The name of street mention in a book is a street where his grandmother used to live.
- There was a time when he and his wife were in the depression, to make money he drew cartoons for the advertisements. The advertisements for which he drew were Narragansett Brewing Company, General Electric, Standard Oil, NBC and so on.
- He won many awards for his writing like for writing the short animated film 'Gerald McBoing-Boing' he won Oscar Award, for 'Design for Death' he got the Academy Award for a documentary, also have got 2 Academy Awards.
- In 1966 he made team up with Chuck Jones who is the legend of pal and 'Looney Tunes' and made one comedy film 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas'.
- He wrote one book named 'The Butter Battle Book' which was published in 1984 but due to the Cold War going between Russia and the United States, this book was taken out from the shelves after six months.
- Did Dr. Seuss takes alcohol? NA.
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