Biography Of Shel Silverstein
Real Name
Shel Silverstein
Profession
Poets
Famous as
Poet, Singer-Songwriter, Musician, Composer, Cartoonist and Screenwriter
Nationality
American
Religion
Jewish
Personal Fact of Shel Silverstein
Born on
25 September 1930
Birthday
25th September
Died At Age
68
Sun Sign
Libra
Born in
Chicago, Illinois
Died on
08 May 1999
Place of death
Key West, Florida
City
Illinois
Family Background of Shel Silverstein
Father
Nathan Silverstein
Mother
Helen
Siblings
Peggy
Married
No
Awards
2002 - Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 1970 - Grammy Award
Personal Fact of Shel Silverstein
Sheldon Allan Silverstein, better known as Shel Silverstein, was an American poet, singer-songwriter, musician, composer, cartoonist and screenwriter. Born in Chicago in 1930, he also served in the Army for a brief period where his cartoons were published in the military magazine, Pacific Stars and Stripes. He came to notice with his successful book, Take Ten.
Later, he became leading cartoonist for Playboy magazine where his satirical and provocative illustrations became a favorite with masses. In 1960s, Silverstein turned into a well-known composer and lyricist with hits like, "A Boy Named Sue", "One's On The Way", "The Unicorn", "Boa Constrictor", "So Good To So Bad", "Sylvia's Mother", "The Great Conch Train Robbery", and "Yes, Mr. Rogers".
He was facilitated with a Grammy Award in 1970 for "A Boy Named Sue". For his song "I'm Checkin' Out" in the film Postcards from the Edge, he was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe. Silverstein was famous among kids as Uncle Shelby and was admired for his children books. Some of his famous children books were The Giving Tree (1964), The Missing Piece (1982), Where the Sidewalk Ends (1981), A Light in the Attic (1981) and Falling Up (1996). In 2002, He was posthumously inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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