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2 unusual facts about P. D. Eastman


P. D. Eastman

He was assigned to the Signal Corps Film Unit, which was headed by Theodor Geisel, later to become known as Dr. Seuss; here, Eastman conducted picture planning for animated sequences in orientation and training films, and he also wrote scripts and drew storyboards for the Private Snafu series for Army-Navy Screen Magazine.

A protégé and colleague of Theodor Geisel by the time the latter had begun using the pen name of Dr. Seuss, Eastman wrote many books for children, in his own distinct style under the Dr. Seuss brand of Random House, many of which were in the Beginner Books series.


Chapman University School of Law

John C. Eastman, former Dean of Chapman University of Law and current professor of constitutional law is the Chair of the Board of the National Organization for Marriage, a non-profit organization committed to preventing the legalization of same-sex marriage.

Charles K. Eastman

He shared Esquire magazine's Best Screenplay of the Year award with Bertolucci's The Spider's Stratagem.

Harvey G. Eastman

He moved his school to St. Louis in spring of 1858, but due to unfortunate hiring of abolitionist teachers in pro-slavery Missouri, was forced to move again, ultimately establishing the Eastman Business College in Poughkeepsie, New York, on November 3, 1859.

John Eastman

John C. Eastman, California law professor, politician and chair of the National Organization for Marriage


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