William Steig
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American cartoonist, children's illustrator and writer (1907–2003)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 14 November 1907
- Died
- 3 October 2003
- Works
- 80
Top works
- Yirmeyahu ṿe-even ha-pelaʾim
- About people
- Pitsah Tsaḥi
- Shreḳ!
- The amazing bone
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 46
- Total plays
- 273
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- VMD: Visual molecular dynamics
· 1996 · cited 61,500x
- Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
· 1976 · cited 43,866x
- Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
· 1983 · cited 38,975x
- QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,722x
- Preparation of Graphitic Oxide
· 1958 · cited 28,525x
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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
- Elizabeth Mead Steig ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1936 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1949 ) Kari Homestead ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1950 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1963 ) Stephanie Healey ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1964 – 1966 ) Jeanne Doron ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1968 )
- Children
- 3, including Jeremy Steig
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Official website
William Steig, Children's Book author
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.williamsteig.com/williamsteig.htm
Show 6 more facts
- date of birth
- 1907-11-14
- date of death
- 2003-10-03
- 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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Article
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.