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Birth
Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. -
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The Life of Theodore Seuss Geisel - By Audrey Kidd
By Audrey Kidd
Ms. Powell - Back Creek Elementary -
Prohibition Shuts Down Family Business
The family owned brewery had to shut down when the 18th Amendment was passed. -
Dartmouth College
Ted went to Dartmouth College, where he majored in English. He graduated in 1925. -
Oxford Collage
Ted went to Oxford, but didn't like it there so he quit that same year. While there he met Helen Palmer. -
First cartoon
Ted returned to the US and got his first cartoon published in Saturday Evening Post. -
Got married
Ted married Helen Palmer in New York once he had enough money to pay for it. -
Flit Publishing
Ted started working on advertisements for Flit insecticide, and continuded for 9 years. -
And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street
Ted produced his first book while he was with Vanguard. It sold for one dollar. -
Second Publisher
He moves to Random House and continues to write "Big Books". -
Army
Ted joins the army and moves to Hollywood to make training films for the army. -
Moves To Germany
He went to Germany to work on "Your Job in Germany" film. -
California
Ted and Helen moved to La Jolla, California. -
Helen's terminal diagnosis
Helen is diagnosed with Gillian-Barre syndrome. -
Beginner Books
Ted became the president of Beginner Books divison of Random House Publishing.Writers use 220 words or less and the words are on a special list. The first Beginner Book was "The Cat in The Hat." -
Green Eggs and Ham
This was Ted's first and only book with 50 words. -
The Sneetches and Other Stories
The Sneetches is about racism. Ted wrote this to show how wrong racism is. -
The Grinch
Ted produced his first TV adaptation for "How The Grinch Stole Christmas." It aired on Dec. 18. -
Helen Geisel Dies
Helen Geisel dies from Guillain-Barre Syndrome. -
Second Show Aired on TV
Ted works on a TV adaptation for "Horton Hears A Who" which aired on Thansgiving. -
Marries
Marries a long-time friend, Audrey Stone. -
The Lorax
The Lorax was Ted's favorite book. It was about the dangers of pollution. -
Glaucoma
Ted undergoes treatment for glaucoma, an eye disease that can you lose your vision. Through all of this Ted kept illustrating and writing. -
I Can See Again!
Ted's eyesight is restored -
Cancer
Ted is first diagnosed with cancer in his tongue. His dentist noticed the cancerous growth but suggested a treatment that would make him unable to speak. He was against this idea so he went for a second opinion, but they said he needed two treatments. One, which would not affect his voice, but may not completely remove the cancer. The second treatment would make him unable to speak. Ted decided to choose the first treatment only. -
Pulitzer Prize
He won the Pulitzer Prize for his lifetime contribution to children's literature. -
Honorary Degree
Ted recived an honorary Doctorate degree from Princeton University. -
Oh, The Places You'll Go
Ted found the strength to write and illustrate one last book. -
Dies
The cancer did not fully go away, so it spread around his body.On September 24,1991 Theodor Seuss Geisel died.
