Dr. Seuss
- writer
- poet
- illustrator
- children's writer
- screenwriter
- prose writer
- animator
- producer
- humorous cartoonist
- cartoonist
- picture book writer
- Born 1904-03-02
- Died 1991-09-24 (aged 87)
- Nationality United States
- Years active 1924–1991
Biography
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Known for
Filmography
See full filmography- 2018The GrinchscreenwriterMovie
age 87 - 2012The LoraxscreenwriterMovie
age 87 - 1977Halloween Is Grinch NightscreenwriterSpecial
age 73 - 1972The LoraxscreenwriterSpecial
age 68 - 1953The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.screenwriterMovie
age 49
| Role | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 |  The Grinch | Movie | screenwriter | 87 |
| 2012 |  The Lorax | Movie | screenwriter | 87 |
| 1977 | Halloween Is Grinch Night | Special | screenwriter | 73 |
| 1972 | The Lorax | Special | screenwriter | 68 |
| 1953 |  The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. | Movie | screenwriter | 49 |
Career timeline
Award won Role or nomination
1904 age 0
Born1953 age 49
1972 age 68
1977 age 73
1991 age 87
Died2012 age 87
2018 age 87
Worked with most
Family and influences
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Photos
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... and the wolf chewed up the children and spit out their bones ... But those were Foreign Children and it really didn't matter ...
Dr. Seuss, CC BY-SA 4.0
You make 'em, I amuse 'em.
Dr. Seuss, CC BY-SA 4.0
Nonsense wakes up the brain cells. And it helps develop a sense of humor, which is awfully important in this day and age. Humor has a tremendous place in this sordid world. It's more than just a matter of laughing. If you can see things out of whack, then you can see how things can be in whack.
Dr. Seuss, CC BY-SA 4.0
When at last we are sure<br>You've been properly pilled,<br>Then a few paper forms<br>Must be properly filled<br>So that you and your heirs<br>May be properly billed.
Dr. Seuss, CC BY-SA 4.0
You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room.
Dr. Seuss, CC BY-SA 4.0
Adults are just obsolete children and the hell with them.
Dr. Seuss, CC BY-SA 4.0
TV appearances
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Facts
Personal details
- Nationalities
- United States
- Cause of death
- mouth cancer
- Languages
- English
- Years active
- 1924–1991
- Record labels
- RCA Records
- Genres
- fairy tale
- Notable works
- Horton Hears a Who!, The Cat in the Hat, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Green Eggs and Ham, The Lorax, Fox in Socks, On Beyond Zebra!, If I Ran the Zoo, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?, The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins, Hop on Pop, Oh, the Places You'll Go!
- Education
- Dartmouth College, Lincoln College