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Shel Silverstein (1930–1999)

Soundtrack | Writer | Composer

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Music composer, author and poet. See more trivia »

Born:

Sheldon Allan Silverstein
in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 68) in Key West, Florida, USA
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2008 Premio Donostia a Meryl Streep (TV movie) (writer: "I'm Checkin' Out")
 
2007 Dennis Locorriere: The Unique Voice of Dr. Hook - Hits and History Tour Live (video) (writer: "I Don't Want To Be Alone Tonight", "More Like The Movies", "The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan", "A Couple More Years", " Freakin' At The Freakers' Ball", "The Cover Of "The Rolling Stone"", "Sylvia's Mother", "Queen Of The Silver Dollar", "Jungle To The Zoo" Solo Acoustic Bonus Feature, "I Gave Her Comfort" Solo Acoustic Bonus Feature, "Judy" Solo Acoustic Bonus Feature)
 
2007 Are We Done Yet? (writer: "A Boy Named Sue")
 
2004 Alone with Dennis Locorriere (video documentary) (writer: "The Wonderful Soup Stone", "More Like The Movies", "I Can't Touch The Sun", "The Cover Of The "Rolling Stone"", "Queen Of The Silver Dollar", "The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan", "Carry Me, Carrie", "Sylvia's Mother", "A Couple More Years")
 
2000 Almost Famous (writer: "The Cover of 'Rolling Stone'")
 
2000 Top of the Pops 2 (TV series)
– Episode dated 2 February 2000 (2000) (writer: "Sylvia's Mother")
 
1998 Divorcing Jack (writer: "Danger of a Stranger")
 
1992 Completely Hooked (video) (writer: "Sylvia's Mother", "The Cover Of The "Rolling Stone"", "I Don't Want To Be Alone Tonight")
 
1991 Thelma & Louise (writer: "The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan")
 
1991 The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (writer: "I'm Checkin' Out")
 
1990 Postcards from the Edge (writer: "I'm Checkin' Out")
 
1983 The Benny Hill Show (TV series)
– Holiday (1983) (writer: "Hey, Lady Godiva")
 
1981 Montenegro (writer: "The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan")
 
1980 Coal Miner's Daughter (writer: "One's on the Way")
 
1976-1978 The Muppet Show (TV series)
– Episode #3.10 (1978) (writer: "You're Always Welcome at Our House" - uncredited)
– Episode #3.8 (1978) (writer: "One's on the Way")
– Episode #1.15 (1976) (writer: "Put Another Log on the Fire")
 
1975-1977 The Old Grey Whistle Test (TV series)
– Episode #7.5 (1977) (writer: "Scum of the Earth")
– Dr. Hook (1975) (writer: "Get My Rocks Off", "Everybody's Makin' It Big But Me", "Carry Me, Carrie")
 
1977 A Concert: Behind Prison Walls (TV documentary) (writer: "A Boy Named Sue")
 
1974 Musikladen (TV series)
– Episode #1.12 (1974) (writer: "Sylvia's Mother", "Marie Lavaux", "Cops And Robbers", "Carry Me, Carrie", "Penicillin Penny", "Roland The Roadie And Gertrude The Groupie", " Freakin' At The Freakers' Ball", "The Cover Of The Rolling Stone")
 
1974 The Midnight Special (TV series)
– Episode #2.25 (1974) (writer: "If I'd Only Come And Gone", "Marie Lavaux", "Cops And Robbers")
– Episode #2.18 (1974) (writer: "The Cover Of The "Rolling Stone"", "Sylvia's Mother", "Roland The Roadie And Gertrude The Groupie", "Lonliest People In The World Joe's Bar")
 
1973 Payday (writer: "She's Only a Country Girl", "Slowly Fadin' Circle", "Lovin' You More", "Baby Here's a Dime")
 
1971 Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? (music: "Bunky and Lucille", "Last Morning" / lyrics: "Bunky and Lucille", "Last Morning")
 
1969-1971 The Johnny Cash Show (TV series)
– Episode #2.22 (1971) (writer: "Boa Constrictor")
– Episode #2.20 (1971) (writer: "A Boy Named Sue")
– Episode #2.15 (1971) (writer: "A Boy Named Sue" / music: "A Girl Named Cash")
– Episode #2.2 (1970) (writer: "A Boy Named Sue")
– Episode #1.22 (1970) (writer: "A Boy Named Sue")
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1971 Johnny Cash i København (TV special documentary) (writer: "A Boy Named Sue")
 
1970 Ned Kelly (music: "Ned Kelly" - uncredited, "She Moved Through the Fair" / lyrics: "Ned Kelly" - uncredited, "She Moved Through the Fair")
 
1970 The Best on Record (TV special) (writer: "A Boy Named Sue")
 
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2002 De boom die gaf (short) (novel)
 
1988 Things Change (written by)
 
1978 Lafcadio: The Lion Who Shot Back (short) (writer)
 
1974 Free to Be... You & Me (TV movie) (stories)
 
1973 The Giving Tree (short) (book)
 
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1978 Lafcadio: The Lion Who Shot Back (short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1973 The Giving Tree (short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1971 Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?
Bernie
 
1963 The Moving Finger
Party Attendee
 
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2001 Absolutely Fabulous (TV series) (songwriter: "The Ballad of Lucy Jordan" - 1 episode)
– Donkey (2001) (songwriter: "The Ballad of Lucy Jordan" - uncredited)
 
1977 Thieves (composer: flute themes)
 
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1973 The Giving Tree (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
2004 AM Northwest (TV series)
Himself / Writer
– Where the Sidewalk Ends (2004) … Himself/Writer
 
1970 The Johnny Cash Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.26 (1970) … Himself
 
1969 Playboy After Dark (TV series)
Himself - Singer
– Episode #1.2 (1969) … Himself - Singer
 
1968 Cartoon (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.1 (1968) … Himself
 
1963 The Most (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2005 The Girls Next Door (TV series)
 
2000 Playboy: The Party Continues (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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Book: "Falling Up," HarperCollins Publishers ISBN 0-06-024802-5, 1996. See more »

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Trivia:

Music composer, author and poet. See more »

Star Sign:

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