Biography for
William Steig More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

14 November 1907, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Date of Death

3 October 2003, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (natural causes)

Spouse

Stephanie Healey	(1964 - 1966) (divorced)
Elizabeth Mead	(1936 - ?) (divorced) 2 children
Kari Homestead	(? - ?) (divorced) 1 child
Jeanne Doron	(? - 3 October 2003) (his death)

Trivia

Former brother-in-law of world famous anthropologist Margaret Mead.

Both his parents were painters.

He had three brothers who were artists of one sort or another: Irwin was a writer; Henry, a musician and writer; Arthur, a poet.

His primary influences were Grimms' Fairy Tales; Charlie Chaplin movies; Hansel and Gretel; the Katzenjammer Kids; and Pinnochio.

Attended P.S. 53 in The Bronx, New York.

Began his career at 23, as a cartoonist for Life Magazine.

Sold cartoons to The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and Collier's.

Became a sculptor after being inspired while whittling on a chunk of wood.

He was a night person who preferred to work in the evenings and seldom got out of bed before noon.

His book, "Sylvester and the Magic Pebble", was inspired by the story of Pinnochio.

Personal Quotes

I think I feel a little differently than other people do. For some reason I've never felt grown up.

I've always despised old people. I got angry at my father when he began to show signs of age.

Salary

Shrek (2001)

$500,000