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    • Shel Silverstein

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

    Shel Silverstein

    Silverstein c.&#; as featured on the back cover of The Giving Tree

    BornSheldon Allan Silverstein
    ()September 25,
    Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
    DiedMay 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 service–
    Battles / warsKorean 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 magazines, including the adult-ori