2007-01-23 11:46:57 · 7 answers · asked by themoviesnob 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I don't know for sure but I found a web site that claims he was African American. I did see him once on TV and he does look African American. Anyway here is the web link that tells about him.
http://www.shvoong.com/books/474405-giving-tree/
2007-01-23 12:35:52 · answer #1 · answered by ursaitaliano70 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sheldon Alan "Shel" Silverstein (1930-1999) was white, not black.
2007-01-23 19:55:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. He was an American poet, songwriter, musician, composer, cartoonist, screenwriter and author of children's books.
(((he wrote the music and lyrics for "A Boy Named Sue" that was performed by Johnny Cash)))
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shel_Silverstein
2007-01-23 20:03:24 · answer #3 · answered by zah 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope.
2007-01-23 19:52:00 · answer #4 · answered by Your Favorite Writer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, he's white, look him up under yahoo images, there's a couple of pics of him.
2007-01-23 19:52:19 · answer #5 · answered by Sandy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah
2007-01-23 21:44:42 · answer #6 · answered by amazon 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
no
2007-01-23 19:54:17 · answer #7 · answered by tubafreak911 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋