Shel Silverstein
(1930-1999)

American poet, cartoonist, songwriter, and children's writer (1930-1999) – Shel Silverstein was born in Chicago (City and county seat of Cook County, Illinois, United States of America) on September 25th, 1930 and died in Key West (County seat city of Monroe County, Florida, United States; island in Florida Keys) on May 10th, 1999 at the age of 68. Today Shel Silverstein would be 93 years old.

Age

how old was Shel Silverstein when he died?

Shel Silverstein died in 1999 at the age of 68.

Biographical data

Birthday	September 25th, 1930 (Thursday)
Place of Birth	Chicago City and county seat of Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
Death Date	May 10th, 1999 (Monday)
Death place	Key West County seat city of Monroe County, Florida, United States; island in Florida Keys
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Libra (The Scales) ♎
Chinese Zodiac	Horse 馬

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Shel Silverstein

Birthday

When was Shel Silverstein born?

Shel Silverstein was born on September 25th, 1930.

Death

When did Shel Silverstein die?

Shel Silverstein died on May 10th, 1999 at the age of 68 in Key West (County seat city of Monroe County, Florida, United States; island in Florida Keys). Today Shel Silverstein would be 93 years old.