Author, composer ("Get-Together Weather"), and artist who was educated at Dartmouth College (BA) at Lincoln College in Oxford, England, UK. He was a major in the US Army during World War II, and wrote and produced informational films. He also served in the ETO as Liaison Officer. He was awarded the Legion of Merit...See full bio »
1990Home Alone
(writer: "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" / as Theodore Giesl)
1975The Hoober-Bloob Highway
(TV movie)
(lyrics: "The Hoober-Bloob Highway", "...And That's the Way It Is, Bub", "West Watch-A-Ka-Tella", "This Is Your Life", "Among the Daisies", "That's Just the Beginning", "Things You Have to Know", "I Know the Way You Feel, Bub", "On the Other Hand", "It's Fun to be a Human", "What Do You Do?", "Answer Yes or No", "You're a Human")
1971The Cat in the Hat
(TV short)
(lyrics: "Nothing to Be Done", "The Gradunza", "Calculatus Eliminatus", "I'm A Punk", "Beautiful Kittenfish", "Anything Under The Sun", "Cat, Hat", "Sweep Up The Memories")
1970Horton Hears a Who!
(TV short)
(lyrics: "Mrs. Toucanella Told Me", "Old Doc Hoovey", "Wickersham Brothers' Song", "Dr. Hoovey, You Were Right", "Horton the Elephant's Going to Be Caged", "We are Here!", "Be Kind to Your Small Person Friends")
(When asked why he had no children): You keep having kids, I'll keep writing books for them.
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Trivia:
Seuss (his mother's maiden name) is pronounced to rhyme with "voice." Not with "loose" as it commonly is.
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Trademark:
He expresses his views in social and political issues in his own books (e.g. The Lorax, The Sneetches, The Butter Battle Book, Yertle the Turtle, The Grinch, & Horton Hears a Who).
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,4,136,14,196,arialbd,7,255,255,255,1_.jpg "Saturday Night Live: Season 17: Episode 1 -- Reverend Jesse Jackson does a dramatic reading from Dr. Seuss.")
,4,136,14,196,arialbd,7,255,255,255,1_.jpg "Making a Scene: Season 3: Episode 4 -- Discover how the crew adapted this classic children's book for a modern audience, preserving the essence of Dr. Seuss's two-dimensional masterpiece in a three-dimensional movie.")
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