# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/shel-silverstein
# Generated: 2026-08-13T08:10:40.902Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/shel-silverstein"
name: "Shel Silverstein"
slug: "shel-silverstein"
description: "Sheldon Allan Silverstein was an American writer, cartoonist, songwriter, and musician. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Silverstein briefly attended college before being drafted into the United States Army. During his rise to prominence in the 1950s, his illustrations were published in various newspapers and magazines, including the adult-oriented Playboy. He also wrote a satirical, adult-oriented alphabet book, Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book."
tagline: "American poet, cartoonist, songwriter, and children's writer (1930-1999)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Portrait_of_Shel_Silverstein_in_c._1964_by_Jerry_Yulsman.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1930-09-25"
deathDate: "1999-05-10"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           57.62
  momentum:             0
  historical:           24.995232
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0799060/"
    handle:    "nm0799060"
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    handle:    "12P4Y2MpLZqfilLWU2LkoM"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.shelsilverstein.com"
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    type:  "DATABASE"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "של סילברסטיין"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Շել Սիլվերսթին"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "셸 실버스타인"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Shel Silverstein"
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    title: "Shel Silverstein"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Shel Silverstein"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump