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William Steig
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He was a night person who preferred to work in the evenings and seldom got out of bed before noon.
Began his career at 23, as a cartoonist for Life Magazine.
Former brother-in-law of world famous anthropologist
Margaret Mead
.
Both his parents were painters.
His primary influences were Grimms' Fairy Tales; Charlie Chaplin movies; Hansel and Gretel; the Katzenjammer Kids; and Pinnochio.
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 book, "Sylvester and the Magic Pebble", was inspired by the story of Pinnochio.
Father of jazz flutist
Jeremy Steig
.
Sold cartoons to The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and Collier's.
Became a sculptor after being inspired while whittling on a chunk of wood.
Attended P.S. 53 in The Bronx, New York.
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