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Helen Marion Palmer Geisel (September 16, 1898 – October 23, 1967), known professionally as Helen Palmer, was an American children's writer, editor, and philanthropist. She was a co-founder and vice president of Beginner Books , and was married to fellow writer Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss , from 1927 until her death.
Audrey Grace Florine Stone (August 14, 1921 – December 19, 2018) was the second wife of American children's book author Theodor Geisel (a.k.a. Dr. Seuss), to whom she was married from 1968 until his death in 1991. She founded Dr. Seuss Enterprises in 1993, and was president and CEO of the company until her death in 2018.
Theodor Seuss Geisel (/ s uː s ˈ ɡ aɪ z əl, z ɔɪ s-/ ⓘ sooss GHY-zəl, zoyss -; [2] [3] [4] March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991) [5] was an American children's author and cartoonist. He is known for his work writing and illustrating more than 60 books under the pen name Dr. Seuss ( / s uː s , z uː s / sooss, zooss ).
He hired the original writer and editor to work on the new project. Theodor S. Geisel, better known by his pen name Dr. Seuss, co-authored Design for Death with his wife Helen Palmer Geisel. Elmo Williams was the editor for both films. Subsequently, Sid Rogell replaced Rathvon, and became the film's producer.
Pease provides what he terms a "psychobiography" of Dr. Seuss by interpreting the transformation of Theodor Geisel from "an artist tycoon of Madison Avenue into a world-renowned author of children’s books". [7] Jenny Williams, writing for WIRED, calls Pease's book “an academic study of the content, meaning and motivations of Geisel's work". [8]
Geisel married the writer, whose real name was Theodor Geisel, in 1968. After his death in 1991, she founded Dr. Seuss Enterprises to license the characters he created and protect their use ...
David Garrett, German classical violinist, was born David Bongartz, the son of a German jurist and an American prima ballerina; he later adopted his mother's maiden name as his own. [117] Theodor Geisel, American writer, based his pen name of Dr. Seuss on his middle name, which was his mother's maiden name (Henrietta Seuss). [118]
Dr. Seuss (born Theodor Seuss Geisel) – writer and cartoonist [99] Maria Shriver – journalist and author; Mona Simpson – novelist and university professor, biological younger sister of the late Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs [100] [101] Curt Siodmak – screenwriter [102] Nicholas Sparks – author and screenwriter; Gertrude Stein ...