Famous People with Autistic Traits Feb 24, 2005
Another well-known childrens character, Gerald McBoing-Boing, who was created by Dr. Seuss, is an example of someone on the autism scale ... Graphic of Gerald McBoing-Boing is a cover of a book from the same title, written by Dr. Seuss. (Suite101.com)
A Dr. of many hats Nov 12, 2004
He also won an Academy Award for short subject in 1945 for a propaganda film, Your Job in Germany, and in the '50s created the TV cartoon, Gerald McBoing-Boing. Examples from most of these lesser-known Seuss accomplishments are included in the Scottsdale show. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Shopping Guide Aug 1, 2004
Even better, there's also a clutch of classic Gerald McBoing-Boing shorts from the Columbia vaults. For those alone, this set is worth picking up. (IGN FilmForce)
The truth about Seuss is at last on the looseDr. Seuss exhibition reveals the man Jul 16, 2004
During this period he also created documentaries (the Oscar-winning "Hitler Lives" and "Design for Death") and a cartoon called Gerald McBoing-Boing, which also won him an Oscar. In 1954, after Life Magazine published a report on illiteracy among schoolchildren, two publishers, Houghton Mifflin (Vanguard Press) and Random House, teamed up and asked Geisel to write and illustrate a children's primer using only 225 "new-reader" vocabulary words. (SFGate.com -- Breaking News)
Rated 'g' May 15, 2004
Professional musicians will perform Dr. Seuss' "Gerald McBoing-Boing," the story of the boy who talks through sound effects, as well as other great tales like "Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin" and "Tubby the Tuba." A post-concert "Kids Chat" offers youngsters the opportunity to meet the musicians and see instruments up close. The performance takes place at 3 p.m. tomorrow at the Kroc Performing Arts Center, 6845 University Ave., San Diego. (San Diego Union Tribune, CA)
Inking simplicity, surrealism into Seuss May 15, 2004
Even his most successful visual works he was a 1951 Academy Award winner for the animated short film Gerald McBoing-Boing all look slightly off the wall. American academic Phillip Nel, in his 2002 book The Avant-Garde And American Postmodernity: Small Incisive Shocks, finds evidence of Yves Tanguy and Max Ernst in Seuss's "energetic cartoon surrealism.". (Toronto Star -- Arts)
San Diego Union Tribune Mar 12, 2004
He won two Oscars for documentaries that he wrote while working for the Army in Hollywood during World War II, and in 1951 he corralled a best cartoon Oscar for "Gerald McBoing-Boing.". Two of his books have been made into feature-length films: "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" and the recent "The Cat in the Hat.". (Google News India -- Entertainment)
MON Feb 23, 04, 1:45 PM Feb 23, 2004
Many awards were bestowed upon Dr. Seuss, most notably being a Pulitzer Prize (1984), an Academy Award(R) for "Gerald McBoing-Boing" (Best Cartoon, 1951), two Emmys for "Halloween Is Grinch Night" and "The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat" (Best Children's Special, 1977 and 1982, respectively) and a Peabody Award for the animated specials "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" and "Horton Hears a Who!" (1971). WAM. (PR Newswire)
Theodor S . Geisel ' he pulled it out of his hat Dec 8, 2003
He won Oscars for his work in writing 'Hitler Lives' and 'Design for Death.' His 1951 cartoon Gerald McBoing-Boing also won an Oscar. Following the war years, Dr. Seuss returned to writing primarily children's books with another 40 titles to his credit (Delphos Herald, United States)
