Shel Silverstein got his start writing cartoons for the Army during WWII, and then writing more cartoons for Playboy once he left the army.

Shel Silverstein also wrote travelogues for Playboy and would spend months at a time living in the Mansion.

Shel Silverstein had a way with ~the ladies.~

Shel Silverstein was in a car crash while in Africa doing a piece for Playboy, shattered his leg, and never drove a car again.

Shel Silverstein wrote loads of folk and country music, not just "A Boy Named Sue."

Shel Silverstein wrote well over a hundred plays and spent a lot of time off-Broadway.

Shel Silverstein wrote the screenplay for a movie.

Shel Silverstein was nominated for an Academy Award.

Shel Silverstein was not just a children's book author, apparently. I highly recommend this book for anyone who finds creativity intriguing. Silverstein definitely meandered to the beat of his own tom tom, and I can't help liking this beloved childhood author even more as an adult. Excuse me, I must now track down some of this work he did for adults.