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Sheldon Allan Silverstein (/ ˈ s ɪ l v ər s t iː n /; [1] September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999) 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.
Silverstein died from a heart attack on May 11, 1999, at the age of 68. [9] According to an obituary published by The Washington Post, "To millions of children and adults, Mr. Silverstein was a master of whimsy and light satire, which he delivered in verse--sometimes downright goofy--that tapped a universal sense of the absurd." [10]
Shel Silverstein ('The Giving Tree,' 'Where the Sidewalk Ends') suffered several tragedies during his life -- and his home has now been destroyed by Irma. ... Hastings died one day before ...
The album's content was written primarily by author, poet, and songwriter Shel Silverstein. Most of the group's songs were based on the realization of aging, after Bare told Silverstein that there were "no good songs about growing old." [2] The album was recorded live in studio, so audience applause can be heard between the tracks. The two ...
- Shel Silverstein By Eric Sandler I can still recall the sing-song verses of "A Giraffe And A Half" from memory without having read the book in over ten years. Moreover, you'd be hard-pressed to ...
Children's literature portal; Falling Up is a 1996 poetry collection primarily for children written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein [1] and published by HarperCollins.It is the third poetry collection published by Silverstein, following Where the Sidewalk Ends (1974) and A Light in the Attic (1981), and the final one to be published during his lifetime, as he died just three years after ...
Creator and producer Lorne Michaels opened up about the former reality star's opposition to a sketch based on Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree.
A short animated film of the book, produced in 1973, featured Silverstein's narration. [31] [32] Silverstein also wrote a song of the same name, which was performed by Bobby Bare and his family on his album Singin' in the Kitchen (1974). [33] Silverstein created an adult version of the story in a cartoon entitled "I Accept the Challenge". [34]