Shel Silverstein was married once, but it ended in divorce. His wife Suzan died June 29, 1975 after...
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Shel Silverstein was married once, but it ended in divorce. His wife Suzan died June 29, 1975 after the divorce. He had one daughter named Shoshanna born
Shel Silverstein was married once, but it ended in divorce. His
wife Suzan died June 29, 1975 after the divorce. He had one
daughter named Shoshanna born June 30, 1970 and a son named Matthew
born in 1984.
Shel Silverstein's full name is Sheldon Allan Silverstein, but
is known as Shel Silverstein or Uncle Shelly. Shel Silverstein was
born in Chicago, Ilinois on September 25, 1930. His parents were
Nathan and Helen Silverstein Shel graduated from Roosevelt High and
attended the University of Ilinois, but was kicked out of school
after a year. He had majored in art.
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He divided his time between Greenwich Village, Key West,
Sausalito, and Martha's Vineyard
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One of Shel Silverstein's favorite hobbies was music. He
actually wrote some hit songs. One of these is 'A Boy Named Sue',
which was performed by the late Johnny Cash.
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Shel Silverstein began drawing cartoons while serving in the
Army It took 4 years to get one of his most popular books, THE
GIVING TREE, published because of its sad ending. Silverstein's
narration of his poetry collection WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS won a
Grammy Award for Best Children's Album. Silverstein illustrated his
own poems with black and white
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Born: 25-Sep-1930 Birthplace: Chicago, IL Died: 10-May-1999
Location of death: Key West, FL Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Buried, Westlawn Cemetery, Chicago, IL25-Sep1930Chicago,
IL10-May1999Key West, FL
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