Ub Iwerks

Ub Iwerks

Born: March 24, 1901
Died: July 7, 1971
in Kansas City, Missouri, USA
American animator, cartoonist, character designer, inventor, and special effects technician, who co-created Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and Mickey Mouse with Walt Disney. The works Iwerks produced alongside Disney went on to win numerous awards, including multiple Academy Awards. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri. His father, Eert Ubbe Iwerks, emigrated to the U.S. in 1869 from the village of Uttum in East Frisia (northwest Germany, today part of the municipality of Krummhörn). Ub's full name can be seen on early "Alice" shorts that he signed. Several years later he simplified his name to "Ub Iwerks", sometimes written as "U. B. Iwerks."

Movies for Ub Iwerks...

Mickey: The Story of a Mouse
Title: Mickey: The Story of a Mouse
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 19, 2022
Type: Movie
Mickey Mouse is one of the most enduring symbols in our history. Those three simple circles take on meaning for virtually everyone on the planet. So ubiquitous in our lives that he can seem invisible, Mickey is something we all share, with unique memories and feelings. Over the course of his nearly century-long history, Mickey functions like a mirror, reflecting our personal and cultural values back at us. "Mickey: The Story of a Mouse" explores Mickey's significance, getting to the core of what Mickey's cultural impact says about each of us and about our world.
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Alice's Wonderland
Title: Alice's Wonderland
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 1923
Type: Movie
Instead of Wonderland, Alice visits the Walt Disney animation room.