The Lorax (TV special)

*The Lorax*
The Lorax
Genre	Comedy/Fantasy/Musical
Based on	The Lorax; by Dr. Seuss
Developed by	CBS. BFA Educational Media.
Written by	Dr. Seuss
Directed by	Hawley Pratt
Voices of	Bob Holt; Athena Lorde; Harlen Carraher; Thurl Ravenscroft; Matt Bennison;
Narrated by	Introduced by:; Eddie Albert
Composer	Dean Elliott
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	David H. DePatie
Producers	Friz Freleng; Ted Geisel;
Running time	24 minutes
Production companies	The Cat in the Hat Productions; DePatie–Freleng Enterprises; CBS Productions;
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	February 14, 1972

The Lorax is a musical Dr. Seuss animated short produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises which first aired as a television special on CBS in the United States on February 14, 1972, and in Canada on CBC Television on October 22, 1972. The special was written by Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss), based on his 1971 book of the same name.