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Helen Marion Geisel (Palmer)

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Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, Kings County, New York, United States
Death: October 23, 1967 (69)
La Jolla, San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States (suicide)
Immediate Family:

Daughter of NN Palmer
Wife of Dr. Seuss

Occupation: children's writer, editor, philanthropist
Managed by: Private User
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About Helen Palmer

Helen Marion Palmer Geisel (September 16, 1898 - October 23, 1967), known professionally as Helen Palmer, was an American children's writer, editor, and philanthropist. She was also the Founder and Vice President of Beginner Books, and was married to fellow writer Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, from 1927 until her death.

Her best-known books include Do You Know What I'm Going to Do Next Saturday?, I Was Kissed by a Seal at the Zoo, Why I Built the Boogle House, and A Fish Out Of Water.

(Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sources

  • "Helen Palmer (writer)." Wikipedia, revision of 18 December 2023. < link > Accessed 31 December 2023.
  • "Helen Marion Palmer Geisel." Find a Grave. < link > Accessed 31 December 2023.
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Helen Palmer's Timeline

1898
September 16, 1898
Brooklyn, New York, Kings County, New York, United States
1967
October 23, 1967
Age 69
La Jolla, San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States