Helen Palmer Geisel

Infobox Writer
name = Helen Palmer Geisel


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birthname = Helen Palmer Geisel
birthdate = birth date|1899|9|11
birthplace = Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
deathdate = Death date and age|1967|10|23|1899|9|11
deathplace = Fresno, California, United States
occupation = Writer, cartoonist, animator
nationality = United States
genre = Children's literature
notableworks = "The Cat in the Hat"
"Green Eggs and Ham"
"How the Grinch Stole Christmas"
"One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish"
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"Helen Palmer Geisel" (September 11, 1899 - October 23, 1967) was an American actress and author and the wife of children's book writer Dr. Seuss. Her 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, combined photographs with Ms. Palmer's stories. She also wrote "A Fish Out Of Water," which was illustrated by P. D. Eastman.

Palmer met her future husband at Oxford University [http://groups.msn.com/DrSeuss Dr. Seuss ] ] . She had a profound influence on his life, including suggesting that he should be an artist rather than a professor [ [http://www.nea.org/readacross/resources/seussbiocomp.html NEA: Comprehensive Biography of Theodor Seuss Geisel ] ] . They married in 1926 and had no children together. She committed suicide in 1967 [cite news |first=Joyce |last=Wadler |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=PUBLIC LIVES; Mrs. Seuss Hears a Who, and Tells About It |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE7D7143DF93AA15752C1A9669C8B63 |work=New York Times |publisher= |date=November 29, 2000 |accessdate=2008-05-28] , after a series of illnesses (including cancer) spanning 13 years [ [http://marriage.about.com/od/thearts/p/tgeisel.htm About.com page on Theodor Geisel] ] .

A public library in La Jolla, CA is named in her honor [ [http://www.brainygeography.com/features/CA.building/helenpalmergeisellibrary.html Helen Palmer Geisel Library California ] ] .

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