SHEL SILVERSTEIN.

SHEL SILVERSTEIN

• He was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 25, 1930.
• Died due to a heart attack in Key West, Florida on May 10, 1999
• When he turned 17, he was in the military, for the newspaper.
• When he was in his early school, he wasn't the athlete.
• He decided to draw and that became his passion.

CHILDHOOD

• His mother, Helen Balkany, was a homemaker.
• His father, Nathan Silverstein, was a bakery owner.
• He was raised in Chicago but didn't stay for most of his life.
• He later got shipped off to Japan for the military.
• He only had one sister, Peggy Myers.

PERSONAL LIFE

• Silverstein also had a son, Matthew Silverstein. He is still living and is married.
• He had a daughter, Shoshanna Silverstein. She died at the age of twelve.
• He married Susan Hastings, but died June 29, 1975.
• Silverstein never remarried. But had a child with Sarah Spencer.
• He was a Jew. He didn't really have a stable place where he lived.

INFLUENCE.

• Silverstein wrote book and poems for children.
• Since he wasn't the athlete he thought why not give drawing a try?
• He wrote songs for many different composers.
• He enjoyed writing articles, he knew he was good. So he decided to continue.

FACTS.

• In his mid early life, Silverstein wrote jokes out of pornography.
• Silverstein was in the military, for drawing pictures for the newspaper.
• His books were never intended for children.

WORK CITED.

• Cannizzaro, Andrew. "Shel Silverstein." Biography.com. The Biography Channel. 7 May 2013. Web 26 February 2014
• Means Richard. "Shel Silverstein."AmericanNationalBiography.com. Biography Reference Center. Web. 27 February 2014
• Rogak, Lisa. "A boy named Shel." Goodreads.com. Good reads. 13 nov. 2007. Web. 3 march 2014.