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From Cat to Grinch: The Enduring Legacy of Dr. Seuss

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Deanna Heikkinen
Mar 03, 2025
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Geisel at work on a drawing of the Grinch for How the Grinch Stole Christmas! in 1957

Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, was born on March 2, 1904, in Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1925 and later studied at Oxford University. After leaving Oxford in 1927, Geisel began his career as an illustrator and car…

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