Dr Seuss: Rhymes and Reasons (2003 documentary) Part 8 of 9

Docuementary about Theodor Geisel, known to the world as Dr Seuss.

In this part:
- Ted Geisel's reluctance to commercialise his characters;
- his struggle with failing eyesight, and jubilation when it improved;
- further health problems as he became older;
- his increasing interest in writing for older children (as opposed to the younger readers of the Beginner Books);
- his first experience of hostility from the public, following the publication of "The Butter Battle Book" and the subsequent 'Butter Battle Debate' which raged in the community;
- his receipt of the Pulitzer Prize for Literature;
- publication of 'You're Only Old Once' (a book about the frustrations of growing old) and its enormous success.

With archive photographs, and some footage from an interview with Ted Geisel in the 1980s, plus memories and comments from Geisel's friends, colleagues and family members - including his widow, Audrey.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Seuss
• Geisel
• Can
• Read
• With
• My
• Eyes
• Shut

[carsanookdotcom]

Please tell where is part 7..?

Dr John

Bangkok

[Toddysfins]

@carsanookdotcom Part 7 is on the channel, just not in order. Go to my channel page and type Dr Seuss part 7 in the 'search uploads' field just below the headings. Thanks for looking.

[TurnisGotRich]

"you're in pretty good shape for the shape you are in."

dr. seuss is my personal hero. long live the genius himself.

[KarmaXprod]

The Butter Battle Book, to this DAY is my favorite of all Seuss books.

[PlanetXeno]

8:23 is the only video footage I have ever seen in my life of dr Suess, or audio, ive searched high and low and those 10 seconds is all ive ever seen which is strange, if anyone knows of any other video or even an audio interview hit me up

[Wyrmwould]

Don't smoke kids. Smoking is bad, m'kay?

[kaycee9100]

o no o no o no

[PapagenoJuan2]

the Cat in the hat was Teddy's alter ego. It was the child that was trapped in that 6 foot tall man :)))

2:19 "restrooms, 128 miles" that has to suck. ha ha

[Poltahgeist]

@DfektRiskProductions hahaha

[DfektRiskProductions]

I think R.L stine and dr seuss got me reading when i was a young gangsta