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Sil·ver·stein, Shel

/ˈsilvərstīn/
- 1. (1932–99), US poet, writer, and cartoonist; full name Sheldon Alan Silverstein; also known as Uncle Shelby. He is best known for his children's stories and poetry such as in The Giving Tree (1964), Where the Sidewalk Ends (1974), A Light in the Attic (1981), and Falling Up (1996).
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Shel Silverstein
American poet, cartoonist, songwriter, and children's writer
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Shel Silverstein was a polymath who sang; wrote songs, plays, books and poems; and drew cartoons. He's best known outside of the music world as the author of numerous successful children's books, but country and rock fans are more likely to know the hits he wrote for Johnny Cash ("A Boy Named Sue") and Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show ("Cover of the Rolling Stone"). Countless other... Wikipedia
- Born: September 25, 1930, Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Died: May 10, 1999, Key West, Florida
- Cause of Death: Heart attack
- Height: 5'11" (1.80m)
- Parents: Helen Silverstein, Nathan Silverstein
- Active from: 1959
- Education: School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Theodore Roosevelt High School, University of Chicago
- Important works: Border, Best of Shel Silverstein: His Words His Songs His Friends, Almost Famous, Thelma & Louise, Postcards From the Edge, Things Change, Coal Miner's Daughter
- Written: The Giving Tree, Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, The Missing Piece, Falling Up, Lafcadio: The Lion Who Shot Back, Runny Babbit: A Billy Sook, Don't Bump the Glump!
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