✡️ Today's Jew of the Day is Shel Silverstein!

Sheldon Allan Silverstein was an author, musician, playright, poet, and artist. Silverstein is best known for the children's books which he wrote and illustrated himself: The Giving Tree, Where the Sidewalk Ends, and A Light in the Attic..

Less known about Silverstein is that he was successful in several other careerss, aside from children's books. He wrote and published a hit series for Playboy Magazine called Shel Silverstein Visits.... He also wrote several hit songs in the 1960s in multiple musical genres, but particularly country singers. Among other songs, he wrote the chart toppers, A Boy Named Sue, Put Another Log on the Fire, as well as music for television and film. Silverstein is the recipient of two Grammy awards.

In addition, Silverstein wrote and produced many short plays that were off-Broadway hits, and have recently been revived.

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