Silverstiens biography
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Shel Silverstein
American poet, cartoonist, writer, and songwriter (–)
Shel Silverstein | |
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Silverstein c.&#; as featured on the back cover of The Giving Tree | |
| Born | Sheldon Allan Silverstein ()September 25, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | May 10, () (aged&#;68) Key West, Florida, U.S. |
| Resting place | Westlawn Cemetery, Norridge, Illinois, U.S. |
| Pen name | Uncle Shelby |
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| Children | 2 |
| Allegiance | &#;United States |
| Service / branch | &#;United States Army |
| Years&#;of service | – |
| Battles / wars | Korean War |
Sheldon Allan Silverstein (;[1] September 25, &#;– May 10, ) was an American writer, cartoonist, songwriter, and musician. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Silverstein briefly attended university before being drafted into the United States Army. During his rise to prominence in the s, his illustrations were published in various newspapers and magazine
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Shel Silverstein
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Who Was Shel Silverstein?
Shel Silverstein studied music and established han själv as a musician and composer, writing songs including “A Boy Named Sue,” popularized bygd Johnny Cash, and Loretta Lynn’s “One’s on the Way.” Silverstein also wrote children’s literature, including The Giving Tree and the poetry collection A Light in the Attic.
Early Career
Born in Chicago, Illinois on September 25, , Shel Silverstein enlisted in the U.S. Army in and served in Korea and Japan, becoming a cartoonist for Stars & Stripes magazine. After his stint in the Army was up, he soon began drawing cartoons for magazines such as Look and Sports Illustrated, but it was his work for Playboy magazine that began garnering Silverstein national recognition. Silverstein's cartoons appeared in every issue of Playboy, riding the high-point of its popularity, from through the mids.
While at Playboy in the s, Silverstein also began exploring other areas of creativi
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&#;And now . . .a story about a very strange lion—in fact, the strangest lion I have ever met.&#; So begins Shel Silverstein&#;s very first children&#;s book, Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back. It&#;s funny and sad and has made readers laugh and think ever since it was published in
It was followed the next year by four new books. The first, The Giving Tree, is a moving story about the love of a tree for a boy. In an interview published in the Chicago Tribune in , Shel talked about the difficult time he had trying to get the book published. “Everybody loved it, they were touched by it, they would read it and cry and say it was beautiful. But . . . one publisher said it was too short. . . .” Some thought it was too sad. Others felt that the book fell between adult and children&#;s literature and wouldn&#;t be popular. It took Shel four years before Ursula Nordstrom, the legendary Harper & Row editor, decided to publish it. She even let him keep the sad ending, Shel remember