Another birthday of note -- Dr. Seuss!

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Woulda been 100 years old today. No thread about him from what I can tell so let's celebrate the great man. Among millions of other reasons to cheer, I thoroughly approve of the fact he settled in San Diego's environs and that UCSD's library is named after him thanks to a huge donation on his widow's part.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 17:47 (twenty-one years ago)

if only they'd quit defiling his oeuvre with crappy McDo-merchandisable films.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 17:55 (twenty-one years ago)

I think Joseph Campbell turns 100 very soon (or his bones do.)

― andy, Tuesday, 2 March 2004 18:29 (twenty-one years ago)

there was no mention in that article about the him being a three time emmy/oscar? winner. i was sad to hear of the real house on mulberry street being demolished a few years back ,some of that huge donation should have made its way back to mulberry street.

― kephm, Tuesday, 2 March 2004 19:13 (twenty-one years ago)

& happy birthday ned and dr seuss !

― kephm, Tuesday, 2 March 2004 19:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Only four posts over some hours now. ARE THE REST OF YOU ON ILX PHILISTINES? This is Dr. Seuss here for god's sake!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 19:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Dr Seuss helped to teach me to read. "The Cat In The Hat" was one of the first things I ever read.

― Chriddof (Chriddof), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 20:57 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm glad it's his birthday
His zory and gurry and flirth day!

Ned is lucky to share his with such a great man
It should be joyous and much a tasty flan!

― dave225 (Dave225), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 21:00 (twenty-one years ago)

i actually made the effort to read every single one of his books when i was a kid (they're all listed on the back, tho i think i missed a few of the ones he wrote under pseudonyms). unbelievably classic, one of my heroes and easily the greatest children's picture-book writer ever. the fact that his books still stand up so well despite his legacy being thoroughly trashed by hollywood (as well as nickelodeon and all those awful fake-seuss books) is a tribute to how timeless they are.

― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 07:50 (twenty-one years ago)

has anyone read the recent collection of his war cartoons?

― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 07:52 (twenty-one years ago)

I never read Dr Seuss. We had Jane and John in our day. Roger Red-Hat and Jenny Yellow-Hat, anyone?

― Johnney B (Johnney B), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 09:40 (twenty-one years ago)

First book I ever read was a hebrew translation of 'cat in the hat'. It was amazing that it still rhymed.

― Sym (shmuel), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 09:52 (twenty-one years ago)

four years pass...

Best birthday ever.

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 2 March 2009 19:22 (sixteen years ago)

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