Factoids and Facts and That'll Be That.

• Dr. Seuss' real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel.
• He was born on March 2, 1904, in Springfield, Massachusetts.
• He died of throat cancer on September 24, 1991, in San Diego, California. 
• He married twice but never had any children. 
• The first book that was both written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss was And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street. It was rejected 27 times before publication in 1937.
• Cat in the Hat was written because of a Life magazine literacy report on children. Dr. Seuss was asked to write book that would appeal to children learning to read.
• Cat in the Hat  had also been chosen by researchers to be read by parents to babies whir they were in the womb.
• As Dr. Seuss, Mr. Giesel wrote and illustrated 44 children's books. 
• Dr. Seuss and his wife Helen purchased an old observation tower in California, where he would write for 8 hours a day. 

"Theodor "Ted" Seuss Geisel." Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2014. Web. 31 July 2014.