Author for children Shel Silverstein

Shel Silverstein

Living place: Chicago

Birthday: 25-9-1930 (94 years old)

Population of US 1930: 123,076,741

Global rank: #11956

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Author for children Shel Silverstein profile

Who is Author for children Shel Silverstein?
Known as Uncle Shelby for his children's books, such as the curbside case. He wrote A Boy Named Sue, which Johnny Cash popularized.
His comedy songs have gained a great following courtesy of Dr. Demento's radio program.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He had to leave the University of Illinois because of his good academic performance.

Family life info

He had a daughter named Shoshanna with Susan Hastings and a son named Matthew with Sarah Spencer.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Author for children Shel Silverstein?
He has written children's poems for Playboy magazine created by Hugh Hefner.

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Summary of Shel Silverstein profile

When was Author for children Shel Silverstein born?
Shel Silverstein birthday 25-9-1930 (at the age of 94).
Where is Author for children Shel Silverstein's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Shel Silverstein was born in Chicago, Illinois- United States. is a Author for children, whose Zodiac is Libra, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Horse. Shel Silverstein's global rank is 11956 and whose rank is 19 in list of famous Author for children. Population of US in 1930 is about 123,076,741 persons.
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Events in 1930 and 25-9

Events in US in the birth year of Shel Silverstein

  • Unemployment soars, prompting President Hoover to appoint a Commission for Unemployment Relief.
  • Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act is passed by Congress. The act brings retaliatory tariff acts from foreign countries, U.S. foreign trade suffers a sharp decline, and the depression intensifies.
  • N.Y. Supreme Court Judge Joseph Crater withdraws all his money from the bank, sells his stock, and disappears. His fate is never learned.

Birthday Shel Silverstein (25-9) in history

  • Day 25-9 year 1775: Revolutionary Ethan Allen was captured by the British.
  • Day 25-9 year 1789: The first Congress adopted 12 amendments to the Constitution and sent them to the states for ratification. The first ten became the Bill of Rights.
  • Day 25-9 year 1890: Wilford Woodruff, president of the Mormon church, renounced the practice of polygamy. This paved the way for Utah's acceptance as a state in 1896.
  • Day 25-9 year 1957: Nine black teenagers, now known as the Little Rock Nine, challenged racial segregation by attending the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.
  • Day 25-9 year 1981: Sandra Day O'Connor was sworn in as the first female justice on the Supreme Court.
  • Day 25-9 year 2003: It was reported that more than 14,000 had lost their lives in France in a summer heat wave.
  • Day 25-9 year 2011: King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia grants women the right to vote and run for office in future elections.
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