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born 1932 Chicago (Illinois, USA) ; died 10 May 1999 | born 1932 Chicago (Illinois, USA) ; died 10 May 1999 | ||
<b>Shel Silverstein</b> is responsible for many beloved, if some controversial, children's books. He is perhaps best known for his collections of children's poetry, <i>Where the sidewalk ends</i> and <i>A light | <b>Shel Silverstein</b> is responsible for many beloved, if some controversial, children's books. He is perhaps best known for his collections of children's poetry, <i>[[1974 Shel Silverstein book "Where the sidewalk ends (The poems and drawings of Shel Silverstein)"|Where the sidewalk ends]]</i> (1974) and <i>[[1981 Shel Silverstein book "A light in the attic"|A light in the attic]]</i> (1981), books which have the distinction of incredibly long stays on the <i>New York Times</i> bestseller list. Silverstein also penned the children's classic <i>[[1963 Shel Silverstein book "The giving tree"|The giving tree]]</i> (1963), which has provoked responses ranging from a ministers' praise for its example of Christian altruism to a feminists' complaints that it glorifies the exploitation of women. In addition to his work for children, Silverstein has served as a longtime <i>Playboy</i> cartoonist since 1956, has written several plays for adults, and has penned and recorded country and novelty songs such as "A boy named Sue" (for Johnny Cash) and "Sylvia's mother" (for Dr. Hook). | ||
Shel Silverstein died on 10 May 1999 from a heart attack. | Shel Silverstein died on 10 May 1999 from a heart attack. | ||
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US American cartoonist, musician and writer
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born 1932 Chicago (Illinois, USA) ; died 10 May 1999
Shel Silverstein is responsible for many beloved, if some controversial, children's books. He is perhaps best known for his collections of children's poetry, Where the sidewalk ends (1974) and A light in the attic (1981), books which have the distinction of incredibly long stays on the New York Times bestseller list. Silverstein also penned the children's classic The giving tree (1963), which has provoked responses ranging from a ministers' praise for its example of Christian altruism to a feminists' complaints that it glorifies the exploitation of women. In addition to his work for children, Silverstein has served as a longtime Playboy cartoonist since 1956, has written several plays for adults, and has penned and recorded country and novelty songs such as "A boy named Sue" (for Johnny Cash) and "Sylvia's mother" (for Dr. Hook).
Shel Silverstein died on 10 May 1999 from a heart attack.
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