"He wrote books for a living all his life." (Original Answer)
Before he wrote children's books; he was a political cartoonist during World War II. He also helped in the writing of the great Propaganda films Why We Fight from that time period.
Actual Answer: Dr. Seuss really did a lot more than what either of those sources show. He started off for the first 20 or so years of his life doing cartoons for magazines, newspapers, and collage, and then got married to Helen Palmer. Later, for an extremely small amount of time (two or three years) he worked on political cartoons that urged the U.S. to take a side in WWII despite his German heritage. He then joined the U.S. Navy for about five or so years and during that time he created a bunch of films which encourages American sailors about what they were fighting for. After that he went to live in Germany for some reason and moved to Switzerland soon after. He traveled around Europe with his wife until she got sick, and then a year or so later she died. His career of Flit campaigns and cartoons crumbled around him until eight months later he remarries to Audrey Dimond and he lives happily ever after as a children's author.
Dr. Seuss was no doctor. His father wanted him to be a doctor. So when he started writing the books, it wasn't his real name.
The foot book .
Dr. Seuss used a pseudonym because he was caught drinking during Prohibition, which was against university rules. He started using "Seuss" as a pen name to continue working for the school's humor magazine anonymously.
Was it Enid Blyton the famous childrens author. 100% sure its Dr Seuss!
No. Dr. Seuss was not a crazy looney as many people think. He was actually a very intellegent childrens book writer.
Dr Seuss - Robert Louis Stevenson - Shel Silverstein Jack Prelutsky
As a child, Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel) enjoyed drawing and writing, developing his artistic and storytelling talents early on. He also worked on his high school's humor magazine and continued to pursue his passion for writing and illustrating throughout his life.
At age 27
Well, Dr Seuss had been writing for several years when his publisher approached him. He expressed that the children's book industry was lacking in books for very young readers and had drawn up a list of easy to read words. He asked Seuss to write a story using only the words on that list. After a ton of work Seuss had written The Cat In The Hat. It is rumored that the same publisher bet Seuss that he couldn't write a book using fifty words or less. There is no proof to this, but Green eggs and ham has exactly 48 words. There is also no proof that the publisher never paid the fifty dollars.
He was some type of Psychologist before turning to writing. In World War II he was a military intelligence officer in the ETO.
He was some type of Psychologist before turning to writing. In World War II he was a military intelligence officer in the ETO.
Dr. Seuss keeps getting more famous. First it was his books. Now as various books are made into movies, he gains a new generation of fans. Universal even has a Dr. Seuss part of their theme park.