Shel Silverstein was born on September 25, 1930[1], in Chicago[2]. He died on May 10, 1999[3], in Key West[4]. He worked as a poet[5], composer[6], writer[7], singer[8], and songwriter[9]. He ranks in the top 0.38% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,628 views/month, #3,794 of 1,000,298).[10]
Educated at: University of Chicago[23], School of the Art Institute of Chicago[24], Theodore Roosevelt High School[25]
Notable work: Where the Sidewalk Ends[26], The Giving Tree[27], Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book[28], Lafcadio: The Lion Who Shot Back[29], Don't Bump the Glump![30], Falling Up[31], A Light in the Attic[32], Runny Babbit[33]
Award received: Grammy Award for Best Country Song[34]
Shel Silverstein has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
Works attributed to him include The Giving Tree[51], a literary work[52].
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