Dr. Seuss vs Samuel Beckett
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Compare the life timelines of Dr. Seuss (1904–1991) and Samuel Beckett (1906–1989) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 83 years, from 1906 to 1989.
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Dr. Seuss (1904–1991)
- — Born in Springfield, Massachusetts Verified
- — Graduated from Dartmouth College Verified
- — Married Helen Palmer Verified
- — Published his first children's book Verified
- — Joined the U.S. Army to make wartime films Verified
- — Published The Cat in the Hat Verified
- — Published Green Eggs and Ham Verified
- — Married Audrey Stone Dimond Verified
- — Awarded a special Pulitzer Prize citation Verified
- — Died in La Jolla, California Verified
Samuel Beckett (1906–1989)
- — Born in Foxrock, Dublin Verified
- — Studied at Trinity College Dublin Verified
- — Moved to Paris and met James Joyce Verified
- — Settled permanently in Paris Verified
- — Worked with the French Resistance Verified
- — Premiere of Waiting for Godot Verified
- — Married Suzanne Dechevaux-Dumesnil Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified