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| rdfs:comment | - Shel Silverstein was an American poet, singer, songwriter, cartoonist, screenwriter and author of children's books. Translated into more then 30 languages, his books have sold more then 20 million copies.
- Sheldon Allan "Shel" Silverstein (September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999[1][2]) was an American poet, singer-songwriter, cartoonist, screenwriter, and author of children's books.[1] He styled himself as Uncle Shelby in some works. Translated into more than 30 languages, his books have sold over 20 million copies.[2]
- Sheldon Alan "Shel" Silverstein (September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999) was a Jewish American poet, singer-songwriter, musician, composer, cartoonist, screenwriter, and author of children's books. He sometimes styled himself as Uncle Shelby, especially for his early children's books. Silverstein confirmed that he never studied the poetry of others and therefore developed his own quirky style: laid-back and conversational, occasionally employing profanity and slang.
- Shel Silverstein is a real-life author of a book known as The Giving Tree. Greg thinks he looks more like a burglar or a pirate than a childrens-book author, and hence was scared of him when he was younger. As a young child, Greg had a habit of getting out of bed, much to the annoyance of his parents, which lead to his father scaring him with a picture of Silverstein.
- Shel Silverstein (1930 - 1999) was an American author, singer/songwriter, cartoonist, illustrator, and poet. Among his most well known children's books are The Missing Piece, A Light in the Attic, Where the Sidewalk Ends, and The Giving Tree. Silverstein wrote two other songs which were performed on The Muppet Show -- "You're Always Welcome at Our House", which was performed by Marisa Berenson, and "Put Another Log on the Fire", by a Hillbilly Singer with Candice Bergen. Silverstein also contributed stories to Free to Be... You & Me, the precursor to Free to Be... a Family.
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| abstract | - Shel Silverstein was an American poet, singer, songwriter, cartoonist, screenwriter and author of children's books. Translated into more then 30 languages, his books have sold more then 20 million copies.
- Sheldon Allan "Shel" Silverstein (September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999[1][2]) was an American poet, singer-songwriter, cartoonist, screenwriter, and author of children's books.[1] He styled himself as Uncle Shelby in some works. Translated into more than 30 languages, his books have sold over 20 million copies.[2]
- Sheldon Alan "Shel" Silverstein (September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999) was a Jewish American poet, singer-songwriter, musician, composer, cartoonist, screenwriter, and author of children's books. He sometimes styled himself as Uncle Shelby, especially for his early children's books. Silverstein confirmed that he never studied the poetry of others and therefore developed his own quirky style: laid-back and conversational, occasionally employing profanity and slang.
- Shel Silverstein is a real-life author of a book known as The Giving Tree. Greg thinks he looks more like a burglar or a pirate than a childrens-book author, and hence was scared of him when he was younger. As a young child, Greg had a habit of getting out of bed, much to the annoyance of his parents, which lead to his father scaring him with a picture of Silverstein.
- Shel Silverstein (1930 - 1999) was an American author, singer/songwriter, cartoonist, illustrator, and poet. Among his most well known children's books are The Missing Piece, A Light in the Attic, Where the Sidewalk Ends, and The Giving Tree. In addition to recording several solo albums, Silverstein was an Academy Award nominated songwriter for Postcards from the Edge (with Meryl Streep). Silverstein wrote many hits for other artists including "Boy Named Sue" for Johnny Cash, "Cover of the Rolling Stone" for Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show, and "One's on the Way" for Loretta Lynn, which she performed on episode 308 of The Muppet Show. Silverstein wrote two other songs which were performed on The Muppet Show -- "You're Always Welcome at Our House", which was performed by Marisa Berenson, and "Put Another Log on the Fire", by a Hillbilly Singer with Candice Bergen. Silverstein also contributed stories to Free to Be... You & Me, the precursor to Free to Be... a Family. Silverstein's final book Runny Babbit: A Billy Sook was award a Quill Book Award posthumously.
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