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William Steig

Known For

Writing

IMDB ID

nm0825308

Gender

Male

Birthday

1907-11-14 (119 years)

Place of Birth

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Deathday

2003-10-03

Homepage

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William Steig (/ˈstiːɡ/; November 14, 1907 – October 3, 2003) was an American cartoonist, illustrator and writer of children's books, best known for the picture book Shrek!, which inspired the film series of the same name, as well as others that included Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, Abel's Island, and Doctor De Soto. He was the U.S. nominee for both of the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Awards, as a children's book illustrator in 1982 and a writer in 1988.