![]() Seuss" appeared after he graduated, six months into his work for humor magazine The Judge where his weekly feature Birdsies and Beasties appeared. In order to continue his work on the Jack-O-Lantern without the administration's knowledge, Geisel began signing his work with the pen name "Seuss" (which was both his middle name and his mother's maiden name). (He took over the post from his close friend, author Norman MacLean.) However, after Geisel was caught throwing a drinking party (and thereby violating Prohibition laws), the school insisted that he resign from all extracurricular activities. He also joined the Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern, eventually rising to the rank of editor-in-chief. As a freshman member of the Dartmouth College class of 1925, he became a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon. Both Geisel's father and grandfather were brewmasters in Springfield, which may have influenced his views on Prohibition. His father was a parks superintendent in charge of Forest Park (Springfield), a large park that included a zoo and was located three blocks from a library. He attended Fremont Intermediate School from age 12 to age 14. ![]() Henrietta died of pneumonia at 18 months old. He had two sisters, Marnie and Henrietta. Theodor Seuss Geisel was born on March 2, 1904, in Springfield, Massachusetts to Henrietta Seuss and Theodor Robert Geisel. ![]() ![]() 5 Film, television, and theater adaptations. ![]()
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