Uncle Morris was born in 1903 to French parents living in Russia
If you spoke 14 languages
He was good at chess
His personality was sweet
The creator of the popular cartoon Shrek William Steig drew his character from the professional wrestler Maurice Tiye
The real prototype knew 14 languages played chess brilliantly and despite his frightening face and great strength at first glance he was a very modest and friendly man
He was born in 1903 in Russia in the Urals into a French family which in 1917 returned to France in connection with the revolution