Helen Palmer Geisel
| Helen Palmer Geisel | |
|---|---|
| Born | Helen Palmer September 11, 1899 Amherst, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | October 23, 1967 (aged 68) Fresno, California, United States |
| Occupation | Writer, cartoonist, animator |
| Nationality | United States |
| Genres | Children's literature |
| Notable work(s) | I Was Kissed by a Seal at the Zoo Do You Know What I'm Going to Do Next Saturday? Why I Built the Boogle House A Fish Out of Water |
| Spouse(s) | Theodor Seuss Geisel |
Helen Palmer Geisel (September 11, 1899 – October 23, 1967) was an American children's author. She was married to fellow author Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, from 1927 until her death. Her best known books include Do You Know What I'm Going To Do Next Saturday?, I Was Kissed by a Seal at the Zoo, and A Fish Out of Water.
[edit] Life
Helen Palmer was born in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1899. She met her future husband at Oxford University.[1] She had a profound influence on his life, including suggesting that he should be an artist rather than a professor.[2] They married in 1927 and had no children together.[1]
Geisel's most well known book is Do You Know What I'm Going To Do Next Saturday?, published in 1963. This book, along with two others—I Was Kissed by a Seal at the Zoo (1962) and Why I Built the Boogle House (1964)—combined Palmer's stories with photographs by Lynn Fayman. The photographs in I Was Kissed by a Seal at the Zoo were taken at the San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park, San Diego, California, and featured children from the Francis Parker School in San Diego interacting with the zoo's animals and staff. She also expanded Dr. Seuss's short story "Gustav the Goldfish" into the book A Fish Out of Water, which was illustrated by P. D. Eastman.[3]
Geisel committed suicide in 1967 with an overdose of barbiturates,[4] after a series of illnesses (including cancer) spanning 13 years and possibly due to her husband's affair.[5]
A public library in La Jolla, California is named in her honor.[6]
[edit] References
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- ^ a b Dr. Seuss
- ^ NEA: Comprehensive Biography of Theodor Seuss Geisel
- ^ [1]
- ^ Wadler, Joyce (November 29, 2000). "PUBLIC LIVES; Mrs. Seuss Hears a Who, and Tells About It". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE7D7143DF93AA15752C1A9669C8B63. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
- ^ About.com page on Theodor Geisel
- ^ Helen Palmer Geisel Library California
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