Helen Palmer Geisel
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Helen Palmer Geisel ( - October 23, 1967) was an American actress and author and the wife of children's book writer Theodor Seuss Geisel. 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[1]. She had a profound influence on his life, including suggesting that he should be an artist rather than a professor[2]. They married in 1926 and had no children together[3]. She committed suicide in 1967.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Dr. Seuss
- ^ NEA: Comprehensive Biography of Theodor Seuss Geisel
- ^ Dr. Seuss
- ^ Wadler, Joyce. "PUBLIC LIVES; Mrs. Seuss Hears a Who, and Tells About It", New York Times, November 29, 2000. Retrieved on 2008-05-28.