Claim: Donkey was created by an German cartoonist.
Evidence: Donkey is a fast-talking donkey created by William Steig and adapted by DreamWorks Animation for the Shrek franchise.
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.