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Shel Silverstein

シェル・シルヴァスタイン　/　しぇる・しるゔぁすたいん

American poet

September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999　・　Chicago, Illinois, United States

Illinois
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My Take

What draws me to Shel Silverstein is how he refused to stay in one lane. A Chicago kid who became a poet, cartoonist, songwriter and Grammy winner, he wrote The Giving Tree, a book that disguises grown-up heartbreak as a children's story. I admire artists who can be simple and devastating at once, and his spare line drawings and stripped-down verse do exactly that. There's a mischief in him too, from Uncle Shelby to his Playboy work, that keeps him from feeling saccharine. He died in 1999, but his work still hands itself out freely to whoever needs it. Quiet, lasting, generous.

Overview

Sheldon Allan Silverstein (; September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999) was an American writer, cartoonist, songwriter, and musician. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Silverstein briefly attended college before being drafted into the United States Army. During his rise to prominence in the 1950s, his illustrations were published in various newspapers and magazines, including the adult-oriented Playboy.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Shel Silverstein
Name (Japanese): シェル・シルヴァスタイン
Reading: しぇる・しるゔぁすたいん
Born: September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Horse
Origin: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: poet / composer / writer / singer / songwriter

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Theodore Roosevelt High School
University: University of Chicago

Awards & achievements

1970 Grammy Award for Best Country Song

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role
Notable work	Where the Sidewalk Ends	—
Notable work	The Giving Tree	—
Notable work	Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book	—
Notable work	Lafcadio: The Lion Who Shot Back	—
Notable work	Don't Bump the Glump!	—
Notable work	Falling Up	—

6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.shelsilverstein.com
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3

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