Shel Silverstein Born Sheldon Allan Silverstein ( 1930-09-25)September 25, 1930, U.S. Died May 10, 1999 ( 1999-05-10) (aged 68), U.S. Cause of death Resting place, U.S. Occupation Author Poet Songwriter Playwright Nationality American Genre Children 2 Signature Sheldon Allan ' Shel' Silverstein (; September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999) was an American poet, singer-songwriter,, screenwriter, and author of.

He styled himself as Uncle Shelby in some works. Translated into more than 30 languages, his books have sold over 20 million copies. Automatic Flight Control Systems Donald Mclean Pdf Viewer. He was the recipient of two, as well as a and nomination. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Personal life [ ] Born into a Jewish family, Silverstein grew up in the neighborhood of Chicago, attended and, later, the, from which he was expelled. He then enrolled in where he was attending when he was drafted into the. He served in Japan and. He had one daughter, Shoshanna Jordan Hastings, born June 30, 1970, with Susan Taylor Hastings of Sausalito, California.

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Susan died on June 29, 1975, one day before Shoshanna's fifth birthday, and Shoshanna died April 24, 1982, at age 11, of a. He also had a son named Matthew, born November 10, 1984, with Sarah Spencer of; Sarah drove a tourist and inspired Shel's song 'The Great Conch Train Robbery.' On May 10, 1999, Silverstein died at age 68 of a in. He is buried in in. Cartoons [ ]. Shel Silverstein's travelogues were collected in 2007. Silverstein began drawing at age seven by tracing the works of.

He told: 'When I was a kid—12 to 14, I'd much rather have been a good baseball player or a hit with the girls, but I couldn't play ball. I couldn't dance.

Luckily, the girls didn't want me. Not much I could do about that. So I started to draw and to write. I was also lucky that I didn't have anybody to copy, be impressed. I had developed my own style; I was creating before I knew there was a, a, a and a.

I never saw their work 'til I was around 30. By the time I got to where I was attracting girls, I was already into work, and it was more important to me. Not that I wouldn't rather make love, but the work has become a habit.' He was first published in the Roosevelt Torch, a student newspaper at, where he studied English after leaving the Art Institute. During his time in the military, his cartoons were published in, where he had originally been assigned to do layouts and.

His first book, Take Ten, a compilation of his military Take Ten cartoon series, was published by Pacific Stars and Stripes in 1955. He later said his time in college was a waste and would have been better spent traveling around the world meeting people. After returning to Chicago, Silverstein began submitting cartoons to magazines while also selling hot dogs at Chicago ballparks.