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    • Shel Silverstein

    American poet, cartoonist, writer, and songwriter (1930–1999)

    Shel Silverstein

    Silverstein c. 1964 as featured on the back cover of The Giving Tree

    BornSheldon Allan Silverstein
    (1930-09-25)September 25, 1930
    Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
    DiedMay 10, 1999(1999-05-10) (aged 68)
    Key West, Florida, U.S.
    Resting placeWestlawn Cemetery, Norridge, Illinois, U.S.
    Occupation
    • Author
    • poet
    • cartoonist
    • songwriter
    • playwright
    Genre
    Children2
    Allegiance United States
    Service / branch United States Army
    Years of service1949–1955
    Battles / warsKorean War

    Sheldon Allan Silverstein (;[1] September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999) 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 1950s, his illustrati