History Creator / WilliamSteig

** ''Shrek'', of course, became a [[Franchise/{{Shrek}} hit franchise]], with five feature films (including the spin-off, ''Puss in Boots''), eight short films, two television specials, and two television series.

!!Associated tropes
* AnimatedAdaptation: ''Shrek'', of course, became a hit movie series, with five feature films (including the spin-off, "Puss in Boots"), eight short films, two television specials, and two television series.

William Steig (November 14, 1907 – October 3, 2003) was an American cartoonist and cover artist for ''Magazine/TheNewYorker'', and in his later life a writer and illustrator of children's books. He is best known for ''Literature/SylvesterAndTheMagicPebble'' and ''Literature/{{Shrek}}'', the latter of the two becoming a massive animated [[Franchise/{{Shrek}} franchise]]. He was the U.S. nominee for both of the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Awards, as a children's book illustrator in 1982 and as a writer in 1988.

William Steig was an American cartoonist, sculptor, and, in his later life, an illustrator and writer of children's books. He is most notorious for ''Literature/SylvesterAndTheMagicPebble'' and ''Literature/{{Shrek}}'', the latter of the two becoming a massive [[Franchise/{{Shrek}} franchise]]. He was the U.S. nominee for both of the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Awards, as a children's book illustrator in 1982 and as a writer in 1988.

* WorldOfFunnyAnimals: Nearly every work of his. Two examples are "Dr. [=DeSoto=]", which is about a mouse who is a dentist, and "The Zabajaba Jungle", which is about a dreamy rainforest with giant butterflies, writhing snakes, and an ungainly bird named Flora.

William Steig was an American cartoonist, sculptor, and, in his later life, an illustrator and writer of children's books. He is most notorious for ''Sylvester and the Magic Pebble''. He was the U.S. nominee for both of the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Awards, as a children's book illustrator in 1982 and as a writer in 1988.

William Steig was a American cartoonist, sculptor, and, in his later life, an illustrator and writer of children's books. He is most notorious for Sylvester and the Magic Pebble. He was the U.S. nominee for both of the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Awards, as a children's book illustrator in 1982 and a writer in 1988.

* AnimatedAdaptation: Shrek, of course, became a hit movie series, with five films (including the spin-off, "Puss in Boots"), eight short films, two television specials,and two television series.

* TheMiddleAges: "Shrek" takes place in a parody version of this, complete with magical creatures like ogres and fairies.
* RhymesOnADime: Every character in Shrek possesses this style of speech, and when they don't, they use alliteration.

* WorldOfFunnyAnimals: Nearly every work of his. Examples include "Dr. DeSoto," which is about a mouse who is a dentist and "The Zabajaba Jungle", which is about a dreamy rainforest with giant butterflies, writhing snakes, and an ungainly bird named Flora.

* AnimatedAdaptation: Shrek, of course, became a hit movie series.
* AntiHero: Shrek.

* BullyingADragon:

* TheMiddleAges: Every single work of his takes place in this time period.
* RhymesOnADime: Every character in Shrek possesses this style of speech, and when they don't they use alliteration.

* WorldOfFunnyAnimals: His main thing.

* AnimatedAdaption: Shrek, of course, became a hit movie series.