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Dr. Seuss
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American children's author and cartoonist (1904–1991)
Dr. Seuss was an American children's author and cartoonist (1904–1991) who created imaginative stories and illustrations for young readers. His work has been influential in children's literature, though the specific reasons for his importance would require additional context to explain accurately.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Theodor
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Springfield
- Place of death
- La Jolla
- Occupation
- cartoonist
- Educated at
- Lincoln College
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- young adult literature
- Genre
- fairy tale
- Record label
- RCA Records
- Conflict
- World War II
- Official website
- www.seussville.com
- Image
- Ted Geisel NYWTS 2 crop.jpg
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- pseudonym
- Dr. Seuss
- Commons category
- Dr. Seuss
- date of birth
- 1904-03-02
- date of death
- 1991-09-24
- topic's main category
- Category:Dr. Seuss
- name in native language
- Theodor Seuss Geisel
- cause of death
- mouth cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- writing language
- English language
- topic has template
- Template:Dr. Seuss
- start of work period
- 1924-01-01
- end of work period
- 1999-00-00
- contributed to creative work
- Redbook
- Commons Creator page
- Dr. Seuss
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Encyclopedic overview
Theodor Seuss Geisel (/suːs ˈɡaɪzəl, zɔɪs -/ sooss GHY-zəl, zoyss -; March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991) was an American children's author, illustrator, animator, and cartoonist. He is known for his work writing and illustrating more than 60 books under the pen name Dr. Seuss (/suːs, zuːs/ sooss, zooss). His work includes many of the most popular children's books of all time, selling over 600 million copies and being translated into more than 20 languages by the time of his death.
Geisel adopted the name "Dr. Seuss" as an undergraduate at Dartmouth College and as a graduate student at Lincoln College, Oxford. He left Oxford in 1927 to begin his career as an illustrator and cartoonist for Vanity Fair, Life, and various other publications. He also worked as an illustrator for advertising campaigns, including for Flit and Standard Oil, and as a political cartoonist for the New York newspaper PM. He published his first children's book And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street in 1937. During World War II, he took a brief hiatus from children's literature to illustrate political cartoons, and he worked in the animation and film department of the United States Army.
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