【美国人物志】谢尔·希尔弗斯坦（2/6)

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谢尔登·艾伦·希尔弗斯坦（Sheldon Allan Silverstein）是美国诗人、创作歌手、音乐家、作曲家、插画家、编剧和儿童文学作家，笔名为谢尔·希尔弗斯坦。在他的一些儿童文学作品中，他自称为谢尔比叔叔（Uncle Shelby），同时，他在部分卡通作品中的签名用的是S·S。
Hints:
Shel Silverstein
United States Army
Pacific Stars and Stripes
"Take Ten"
Playboy
"Hairy Jazz"
Irish Rovers
Johnny Cash
Loretta Lynn
"A Boy Named Sue and His Other Country Songs"
"A Boy Named Sue"

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Shel Silverstein served in the United States Army in the early 1950s. He worked as an artist for the American military newspaper, Pacific Stars and Stripes. He wrote his first book in 1955. "Take Ten" was about life in the army, and included drawings.
After leaving the army, he worked for Playboy magazine for almost 20 years. He wrote stories and drew funny pictures for the publication.
Shel Silverstein was also a musician. He released his first album in 1959. It is called "Hairy Jazz." He began writing folk music in the 1960s. Famous artists have recorded his songs. The Irish Rovers, Johnny Cash, and Loretta Lynn have sung his songs. 10 years later, he released "A Boy Named Sue and His Other Country Songs." The most famous song from the album is called "A Boy Named Sue." It is about a boy whose father gave him a name usually given to girls. Johnny Cash made the song famous.