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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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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…
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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
- 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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