Jeremy Steig

Jeremy Steig (September 23, 1942 – April 13, 2016) was an American jazz flutist. Steig was the son of New Yorker cartoonist William Steig and Elizabeth (Mead) Steig, head of the fine arts department at Lesley College. Steig was a maternal nephew of Margaret Mead and Leo Rosten, and was also the cousin of Mary Catherine Bateson. Steig himself worked as an artist and graphic designer. At age 19 Steig was involved in a motorcycle accident which left him paralyzed on one side. Read more on Last.fm

Jeremy Steig was featured in the movie Shrek Forever After.

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