Ub Iwerks
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Ub Iwerks was an American animator, cartoonist, film director, film producer, character designer, inventor, and special effects technician. He was widely known for his early work with Walt Disney Prod
Iwerks animating his most famous co-creation, Mickey Mouse c. 1929
The title card for Trolley Troubles (1927), animated by Iwerks
Sinbad the Sailor, a 1935 ComiColor cartoon
Mickey Mouse
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Mickey Mouse is a cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The longtime corporate icon and mascot of the Walt Disney Company and a figurehead of American animation, Mickey is
Ub Iwerks
…and special effects technician. He was widely known for his early work with Walt Disney Productions, especially for having worked on the creation of Mickey Mouse and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, among other characters. Iwerks met Walt Disney in 1919 while working at an art studio in Kansas City, Missouri. After…
Walt Disney with a cutout of Mickey as he was drawn by the end of 1928
Poster of the 1933 short The Mad Doctor
In 1930's The Chain Gang, Mickey plays the role of a prisoner attempting to escape confinement. Morally-dubious roles such as this would quickly become impossible due to the character gaining an image as a role model for children.
Mickey in Fantasia (1940)