Shel Silverstein(1930-1999)

Writer
Composer
Actor

Shel Silverstein was born on 25 September 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and composer, known for Almost Famous (2000), Border (2018) and Thelma & Louise (1991). He died on 10 May 1999 in Key West, Florida, USA.

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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Known for

Almost Famous

7.9

Soundtrack("The Cover of 'Rolling Stone'")

2000

Border

7.0

Soundtrack("På väg")

2018

Thelma & Louise

7.6

Soundtrack("The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan")

1991

Things Change

7.0

Writer

1988

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Writer

The Giving Tree
Short
- Writer
- 2024
Storyline Online
7.0
TV Series
- Writer
- 2023
Woodlands
Short
- poem by
- 2015
The Giving Tree
Short
- story
- 2015
Nostalgia Critic
7.5
TV Series
- story "The Giving Tree"
- 2014
Manki & Daghighanchi
Short
- Writer
- 2004
The Bridge
Short
- Writer
- 2004
An Old Man & Little Boy
Short
- Writer
- 2004
De boom die gaf
8.0
Short
- novel
- 2002
The Giving Tree
Short
- book
- 1993
The Lost Piece
Short
- book
- 1993
The Tree
7.0
Short
- inspired by novel "The Giving Tree"
- 1993
Things Change
7.0
- written by
- 1988
Lafcadio: The Lion Who Shot Back
7.6
Short
- writer
- 1978
Free to Be... You & Me
7.9
TV Movie
- stories
- 1974

Composer

Actor

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Official site
- Official Site
Height
- 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
Born
- September 25, 1930
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died
- May 10, 1999
- Key West, Florida, USA(heart attack)
Other works
Book: "Different Dances," HarperCollins Publishers ISBN 0-06-025659-1
Publicity listings
- 7 Articles

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Trivia
He wrote the song "A Boy Named Sue" after attending a judicial conference in Gatlinburg, Tennessee (a town mentioned in the song), at which a featured speaker was a male prosecutor named Sue Hicks.