Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss) was born in 1904 and died in 1991.
His father's name was Theodor Robert Geisel. His mother was Henrietta Seuss Geisel.
He had an older sister Margaretha ("Marnie") and a younger sister, Henrietta, who died as an infant.
He was married twice (widower once).
He married his first wife, Helen Palmer, in 1926. She died in 1967.
Geisel married his second wife, Audrey Stone Dimond, in 1968.
Geisel had no children by either marriage.
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Dr. Seuss, whose real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel, had two siblings. His sister's name was Marnie, and his brother's name was Henri. Marnie and Henri were both important figures in Dr. Seuss's life and influenced his creativity and storytelling.
Dr. Seuss, whose real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel, had two siblings. His brother's name was Henrietta Geisel and his sister's name was Marnie Geisel.
Dr. Seuss was born as Theodore Geisel. He had two sisters, Margaretha and Henrietta who died when she was only an infant.