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Dr. Seuss was born with the name Theodor Seuss Geisel is Springfield, Massachusetts.
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Dr. Seuss married his first wife Helen Palmer who later died at the year 1967
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Ted presented his manuscripts to 27 publishers and in return he got 27 rejections. He later bumped into a Dartmouth friend who worked at Vanguard Press who published Mulberry Street for him.
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Dr. Seuss ended up serving in Frank Capra's Signal Corps where he made movies related to the war efforts. He was also introduced to animations,
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McElligot's Pool was published
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Ted and Helen purchased an old observation tower located in LA Jolla, California.
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Bartholomew and the Oobleck was published.
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HIs book If I Ran the Zoo was published.
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He won an Oscar for Best Cartoon which was Gerald McBoing-Boing.
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Ted got a phone call from his friend Chuck Jones who was trying to convince Seuss into adapting How the Grinch Stole Christmas! on television.
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Geisel married his second wife Audrey Stone Diamond.
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The Lorax was published.
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For the animated specials How the Grinch Stole Christmas! and Horton Hears a Who!, Dr. Seuss won a Peabody.
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He donated a Lion Wading Pool at Wild Animal Park is San Diego.
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The American Library Association honored Ted with the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award.
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The Butter Battle Book was published and is about a threatening war against the Yooks and the Zooks. For six months this book remained on The New York Times' Bestseller for adults!
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The San Diego Museum of Art featured a which was dedicated to Geisel's life and work.
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The Butter Battle Book came out on television version.
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Ted Seuss Geisel died at the age of 87
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Ted's dream was to be able to share his works with his fans. Finally, his dream came true when The Art of Dr. Seuss project was launched. Collectors were able to see all the different works of art that Dr. Seuss made.
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The Connecticut Valley Historical Museum scheduled an exhibition that concided with the unveiling of the National Seuss Memorial.
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Geisel's artworks have toured leading museums and and galleries all across the world which etablished him as a significant artist in the 20th century.
