Theodore Geisel did start writing under his real name, for his college's humor magazine. But then he and his friends got caught drinking gin and the dean banned

Theodore Geisel did start writing under his real name, for his college's humor magazine. But then he and his friends got caught drinking gin and the dean banned them from extracurricular activities, including writing for the magazine. That's when he started writing under a pen name: his middle name... Seuss. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Seuss#College http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Seuss#College