Donkey was created by an American cartoonist.
Donkey is a fast-talking donkey created by William Steig and adapted by DreamWorks Animation for the Shrek franchise .	talking donkey	Talking animals in fiction	William Steig	William Steig	DreamWorks Animation	DreamWorks Animation
William Steig -LRB- November 14 , 1907 -- October 3 , 2003 -RRB- was an American cartoonist , sculptor , and , late in life , an illustrator and writer of children 's books .	American	American literature	cartoonist	cartoonist
