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Theodor Seuss Geisel was expelled from doing extra curricular writing for his university's paper after he was caught drinking gin with 9 friends. He got around this by posting editorials under the name Seuss. He first started using the Dr 6 months after graduating into his work for The Judge where his weekly feature Birdsies and Beasties appeared.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y ago"Dr. Seuss" was one of the pen names used by Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904-1991). It is reported that he first used his middle name as a pseudonym while at college. He was disciplined for an infraction, and did not want his work for the school paper to be removed.
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∙ 11y agoHe chose it for his pen name. He was born Theodor Seuss Geisel. He made this alias name after getting caught drinking at a party when alcohol was NOT permitted. So they said he had to stop writing for the paper so he made up the fake name Lesieg, which is Geisel backwards.
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∙ 12y agoHe'd been caught drinking, and lost his position as editor of the college's humor magazine. He wanted to continue, so he started out with the pen name Seuss.
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∙ 13y agohis full name is Theodor Seuss Geisel he chose Dr. Seuss as a pin name.
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Dr. Seuss's real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel. He added the "Dr." part as a joke, as he never earned a doctorate. He used "Seuss" as a pen name, which was his mother's maiden name.
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∙ 15y agoWhere did the name Dr.Seuss come from? how many books did Dr.Seuss wrte?
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∙ 14y agoDr. Seuss had Dr. in his name cause he was a doctor
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∙ 13y agoSeuss is his Middle name and it was his mothers last name before she had gotten married.
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∙ 15y agohe asked macgeyver
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When did drseuss become a author?
when did Dr Seuss become an author
What month was drseuss born on?
Dr Seuss was born March 2, 1904.
What was the name of drseuss 2nd wife?
What was the name of Dr. Seuss second wife
There is a in my pocket said DrSeuss?
The book title is "There's a Wocket in my Pocket" and it was written by Dr Seuss in 1974.
How did DrSeuss died?
Studies prove to show that Dr. Seuss died of natural cause. He was very old when he died
Are any of DrSeuss' poems copyright free?
No. Copyright is assigned to the Dr. Seuss Foundation, and administered by Audrey Geisel.
Did DrSeuss have children?
Dr. Seuss did not have any kids. Although, he got married twice, but he still did not have any kids
What are the colors of Drseuss?
There are many colors that are associated with Dr. Seuss books. Dr. Seuss books are typically filled with bright colors in various shades of red, green, yellow, orange, blue and purple.
Who is a DrSeuss character and all orange?
The Lorax is a Dr. Seuss character that is predominantly orange in color. The Lorax is a small, orange creature who serves as a guardian of the environment in the story written by Dr. Seuss.
What was DrSeuss's life like?
Not much is known on what Dr. Seuss's life was like. Dr. Seuss was born to German immigrants in 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He is best known as an author and wrote, Green Eggs and Ham.
Who is the real DrSeuss?
Theodor Seuss Geisel
What is drseuss's full name?
Theodore Seuss giesel
