Dr Seuss: Rhymes and Reasons (2003 documentary) Part 4 of 9

Documentary about the life and work of Theodor Geisel, known to the world as Dr Seuss.

In this part:
- the contuining influence of Ted Geisel's childhood on his later work;
- the making of the Hollywood movie 'The 5,00 Fingers of Dr T', which was not a success;
- serious illness of Helen Seuss, who developed Guillain-Barre Syndrome;
- the increase in illiteracy after the Second War;
- a challenge to Dr Seuss to write a reader using only 225 words, which led to the writing of 'The Cat in the Hat'.

Interviews with friends, colleagues and family members of Dr Seuss, including Stan and Jan Berenstain.

With readings from 'If I Ran the Zoo' and 'The Cat in the Hat'.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Seuss
• Geisel
• Alec
• Baldwin
• Jamie
• Lee
• Curtis
• Stan
• and
• Jan
• Berenstain

[cmcculloch321]

Hey I am making a report on him. Can you make some mor eor mail me some more! Please!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Toddysfins]

Can't help you, sorry - I don't have any more Dr Seuss programs that I could upload. Thanks for watching.

[KarmaXprod]

I agree.

I hate all of these idiots that see something wild and creative, and since they themselves are NOT creative or talented, they express their limited understanding of creativity by saying "Oh, he must have been on DRUGS!"

Why is it that everyone thinks that randomness or creativity comes from DRUGS all the time?

Maybe it comes from a person with a great imagination!

[aussiebabeldn]

man, i wish that there was this world filled with many of his characters, and the Who's, i love their noses, ohh that would be an awesome world.

[wesgriff1]

Chaos in the Hat

[MrActor123456789]

Is that Jason Alexander narrating "If I ran the Zoo"?

[Inediblehulk]

My "Scrambled Eggs Super" was red, and not blue. Am I Super-dee-Dooper, or did you have one too?

[tinyfury69]

The book If I ran the Zoo is where the word nerd originates from.

[PapagenoJuan2]

And that was the magical solution of his genius. He never did drugs to create his writings :)) "To write a 60 page book, I write 1,000 pages just for brainstorming" Words of wisdom if you are an aspiring writer :)

[ujritt]

Simply the BEST!!!

[PapagenoJuan2]

8:35

The birth of an American Icon!! :)))

THE CAT IN THE HAT

[hackensac]

@PapagenoJuan2 every Dr. Seuss film that was made after his death sucked

(Sorry, Horton looked great, but it was stupid)

[PapagenoJuan2]

@hackensac that movie sucked nuts anyways.

[Catcherintherye11111]

alec baldwin is a douche...do you have to take drugs to be creative? what a fucking idiot lol