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1904
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Theodor
Seuss Geisel born on March 2 in Springfield, Mass. |
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1925
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graduates
from Dartmouth College |
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1927
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marries
Helen Palmer, begins career as freelance cartoonist |
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1937
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AND
TO THINK THAT I SAW IT ON MULBERRY STREET (Vanguard) |
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1938
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THE
500 HATS OF BARTHOLOMEW CUBBINS (Vanguard) |
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1939
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THE
KING'S STILTS (Random House) |
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1940
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HORTON
HATCHES THE EGG (Random House) |
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1943
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serves
in the U.S. Army Signal Corps for three years |
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1946
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wins
Academy Award for documentary "Hitler Lives" with wife Helen
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1947
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wins
Academy Award for documentary "Design for Death" with wife;
Helen McELLIGOT'S POOL published (Random House) |
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1948
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wins
Academy Award for animated cartoon "Gerald McBoing-Boing" |
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1949
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THIDWICK,
THE BIG-HEARTED MOOSE (Random House); BARTHOLOMEW AND THE OOBLECK
(Random House) |
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1950
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IF
I RAN THE ZOO (Random House) |
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1953
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SCRAMBLED
EGGS SUPER! (Random House) |
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1954
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HORTON
HEARS A WHO! (Random House) |
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1955
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ON
BEYOND ZEBRA (Random House) |
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1956
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IF
I RAN THE CIRCUS (Random House) |
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1957
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becomes
founder and president of Beginner Books, Random House, Inc.;
THE CAT IN THE HAT published (Random House); HOW THE GRINCH
STOLE CHRISTMAS! published (Random House) |
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1958
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THE
CAT IN THE HAT COMES BACK! (Random House); YERTLE THE TURTLE
(Random House) |
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1959
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HAPPY
BIRTHDAY TO YOU! (Random House) |
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1960
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ONE
FISH, TWO FISH, RED FISH, BLUE FISH (Random House); GREEN EGGS
AND HAM (Random House) |
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1961
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THE
SNEETCHES AND OTHER STORIES (Random House) |
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1962
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DR.
SEUSS' SLEEP BOOK (Random House) |
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1963
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HOP
ON POP (Random House) DR. SEUSS' ABC (Random House) |
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1964
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(with
P.D. Eastman) THE CAT IN THE HAT DICTIONARY BY THE CAT HIMSELF
(Random House) |
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1965
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FOX
IN SOCKS (Random House) I HAD TROUBLE IN GETTING TO SOLLA SOLLEW
(Random House) |
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1966
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December
18 ---- "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" airs on CBS-TV |
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1967
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THE
CAT IN THE HAT SONGBOOK (Random House) |
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1968
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THE
FOOT BOOK (Random House) |
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1969
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I
CAN LICK 30 TIGERS TODAY AND OTHER STORIES (Random House) |
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1970
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I
CAN DRAW IT MYSELF (Random House); MY BROWN CAN MOO, CAN YOU?
(Random House); "Horton Hears a Who!" airs on CBS-TV |
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1971
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THE
LORAX (Random House); "The Cat in the Hat" airs on CBS-TV |
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1972
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MARVIN
K. MOONEY, WILL YOU PLEASE GO NOW? (Random House) |
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1973
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DID
I EVER TELL YOU HOW LUCKY YOU ARE? (Random House); THE SHAPE
OF ME AND OTHER STUFF (Random House) |
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1974
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THERE'S
A WOCKET IN MY POCKET! (Random House) |
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1975
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OH,
THE THINKS YOU CAN THINK! (Random House) |
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1976
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THE
CAT'S QUIZZER (Random House) |
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1978
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I
CAN READ WITH MY EYES SHUT! (Random House) |
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1979
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OH
SAY CAN YOU SAY? (Random House); THE DR. SEUSS STORYBOOK (Collins)
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1982
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HUNCHES
IN BUNCHES (Random House) |
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1984
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THE
BUTTER BATTLE BOOK (Random House); wins special Pulitzer Prize
for his contribution to children's literature |
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1986
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YOU'RE
ONLY OLD ONCE (Random House); THE TOUGH COUGHS AS HE PLOUGHS
THE DOUGH: EARLY WRITINGS AND CARTOONS BY DR. SEUSS (Morrow)
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1990
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OH,
THE PLACES YOU'LL GO! (Random House); SIX BY SEUSS: A TREASURY
OF DR. SEUSS CLASSICS (Random House) |
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1991
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dies
on September 24; DAISY-HEAD MAYZIE (Random House) |
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1997
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A
HATFUL OF SEUSS: FIVE FAVORITE DR. SEUSS STORIES (Random House)
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2000
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GERALD
McBOING BOING (Random House) |
