What is William Steig?
'''William Steig''' was an American [[cartoonist]] and [[illustrator]]. He was born in [[Brooklyn]] in 1907 to [[Jewish]] [[parents]] from [[Poland]]. ==Works== In the 1960s, Steig started writing [[children]]’s [[books]]. In 1984 he worked on a [[cartoon]] based on his book [[Doctor De Soto]]. This won the [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film]]. In 1990, Steig wrote the [[children]]’s [[book]] [[Shrek!]] as a [[fairy tale]] [[parody]] which inspired the movie [[Shrek]] which won the first [[Academy Award for Best Animated Feature]] and Steig said he [[love]]d it. Steig died in 2003. [[Shrek 2]] in 2004 was dedicated to him. {{DEFAULTSORT:Steig, William}} [[Category:1907 births]] [[Category:2003 deaths]] [[Category:American cartoonists]] [[Category:American illustrators]] [[Category:People from Brooklyn]] {{US-bio-stub}}