entertainment Ogrishly interesting facts about ‘Shrek’ (10 photos) By: Alex In: Entertainment, Facts, Movies, Pop Culture Dec 2, 2017 340 Liked! 21 Disliked 0 1 The film was based on the 1990 children’s book Shrek!, written by acclaimed New Yorker cartoonist William Steig. He was 83 years old when he wrote it and died in 2003 at the age of 95 — two years after the film was released. Like this post? 340 Liked! 0