Shel Silverstein
American poet, cartoonist, songwriter, and children's writer (1930-1999) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sheldon Allan "Shel" Silverstein (September 25, 1930 ā May 10, 1999) was an American writer, poet, singer-songwriter, musician, composer, cartoonist, screenwriter, and a children's author who is mostly known for his children's book The Giving Tree. He has won two Grammy Awards.
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Born | Sheldon Allan Silverstein (1930-09-25)September 25, 1930 Chicago, Illinois |
Died | May 10, 1999(1999-05-10) (aged 68) Key West, Florida |
Resting place | Westlawn Cemetery Norridge, Illinois |
Occupation | Author Poet Cartoonist Songwriter Playwright |
Nationality | American |
Genre | Children's fiction Black comedy Playwright |
Notable works | Where the Sidewalk Ends (1974) The Giving Tree (1964) "A Boy Named Sue" (1969) |
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Although he's most known for his children's poetry, he also was good at many other things. In the 1950s, while he was serving in the U.S. armed forces, Silverstein drew cartoons for the Pacific Stars and Stripes, an American military newspaper. He started writing and drawing cartoons for Playboy magazine in 1952.
Shel Silverstein also wrote plays. It was Ursula Nordstrom, a book editor, who suggested that he should write for children.