William Steig
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American cartoonist, children's illustrator and writer (1907–2003)
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William Steig was a children's book author whose professional work period spanned from 1927 to 2003. He was born on November 14, 1907, and died on October 3, 2003.
Steig is recognized in the National Book Award collection and the Caldecott Medal collection.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1907-11-14 ) November 14, 1907, New York City, U.S
- Died
- October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03) (aged 95), Boston , Massachusetts, U.S
- Occupation
- Illustrator, writer
- Period
- 1930–2003
- Notable works
- Sylvester and the Magic Pebble Doctor De Soto Shrek!
- Notable awards
- Caldecott Medal , 1970 , National Book Award , 1983 , CINE Golden Eagle , 1984
- Spouse
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- Children
- 3, including Jeremy Steig
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Official website
William Steig, Children's Book author
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Boston
- Child
- Jeremy Steig
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- National Book Award
- Field of work
- young adult literature
- Official website
- www.williamsteig.com/williamsteig.htm
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- date of birth
- 1907-11-14
- date of death
- 2003-10-03
- writing language
- English language
- start of work period
- 1927-01-01
- end of work period
- 2003-01-01
- name in native language
- William Steig
- birth name
- William Charles Steig
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Encyclopedic overview
William Steig (/staɪɡ/ STYGHE; November 14, 1907 – October 3, 2003) was an American cartoonist, illustrator, and children's book author best known for his picture book Shrek!, which inspired the film series of the same name. Steig was a prolific contributor of both cartoons and cover illustrations for The New Yorker magazine, and he developed a style of less humorous line drawings that became common on greeting cards as well as in his several published collections.
Steig began writing children's books at age 61, and went on to publish more than 30 other than Shrek!, including Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, Abel's Island, CDC?, and Doctor De Soto. Steig was the U.S. nominee for the biennial and international Hans Christian Andersen Awards, as both a children's book illustrator in 1982 and a writer in 1988.
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