Shel Silverstein, American Poet and Children's Author(1930-1999)

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Just the Facts:

• Name: Sheldon Allan Silverstein
• Known as: Shel Silverstein
• Birth: September 25, 1930, Chicago, Illinois, USA
• Death: May 10, 1999, Key West, Florida, USA
• Language: English
• Who he was: American poet, songwriter, and children's author who wrote Where the Sidewalk Ends; The Giving Tree

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