Shel Silverstein

By madisonvass
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    Shel Silverstein

  • Born

    Born

    Shel Silverstein is born...
  • Started Drawing

    Started Drawing

    Shel noticed that he wasn't good at sports because he had no athletic ability, and could not get the girls because he couldn't dance. So instead he took up drawing cartoons and writing poetry.
  • Graduate from High School

    Graduate from High School

    He graduated from Roosevelt High School.
  • College

    College

    Shel attended the University of Illinois, but got kicked out after one year. He said he regretted going to college because he could have had more time to see the world. (1950's)
  • The Giving Tree published

    The Giving Tree published

    Shel's first successful children's book was published.
  • Marrige

    Marrige

    Shel marries Susan in 1965.
  • First Daughter

    First Daughter

    His daughter named Shoshanna was born June 30, 1970.
  • Grammy Award

    Grammy Award

    He got a Grammy Award in 1970 for his song, "A Boy Named Sue".

  • Divorce

    After 5 years of marrige, Susan and Shel got a divorce.
  • Where the Sidewalk Ends published

    Where the Sidewalk Ends published

    Children's poetry; 309 pages; Publisher: Harper and Row Publishers.
  • Son's Birth

    Son's Birth

    Had a son named Matthew with a woman named Sarah Spencer.
  • Last Published Book: Falling Up

    Last Published Book: Falling Up

    Falling up was published in 1995, before his death in 1999.
  • Died

    Died

    He died in his home in Key West, Florida from a massive heart attack.