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    Ub Iwerks

    American animator and special effects pioneer

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ub_IwerksUb Iwerks - Wikipedia

    Ubbe Ert Iwerks (March 24, 1901 – July 7, 1971), known as Ub Iwerks (/ ˈ ʌ b ˈ aɪ w ɜːr k s / UB EYE-wurks), was an American animator, cartoonist, character designer, inventor, and special effects technician, known for his work with Walt Disney Animation Studios in general, and for having worked on the development of the design of the ...

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    • 4 Facts About Disney Legend Ub Iwerks - WDW Magazine
    • Walt Disney & Ub Iwerks Disney Family, Disney Love, Disney Magic ...
    • Ub Iwerks: Master of Animation and Technology | The Walt Disney Family ...
    • Ub Iwerks' Many Contributions to Mickey Mouse & the Disney Legacy

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  4. www.npr.org › 2021/07/07 › 1013645653Remembering Ub Iwerks, The Father Of Mickey Mouse : NPR

    Jul 7, 2021 · Playlist. Walt Disney's close friend Ub Iwerks brought Mickey Mouse to life. Fifty years after his death, Iwerks' legacy is coming into focus. NOEL KING, HOST: Fifty years ago today, an...

  5. www.waltdisney.org › blog › ub-iwerks-masterUb Iwerks: Master of Animation and Technology | The Walt ...

    Mar 24, 2017 · Sadly, Ub passed away nearly three months before Walt Disney World’s opening. Ub Iwerks was one of the most consequential employees of The Walt Disney Company. Dave Smith, Chief Archivist Emeritus of the Walt Disney Archives, calls Ub “an animation genius, perhaps the greatest of all time.”.

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  7. www.britannica.com › biography › Ub-IwerksUb Iwerks | Disney Animator & Special Effects Technician

    Apr 29, 2024 · Ub Iwerks was an American animator and special-effects technician who, among many other achievements, brought the world-renowned cartoon character Mickey Mouse to life. Iwerks was the son of an immigrant German barber. When he was 18 years old, he met and befriended Walt Disney, a fellow employee.

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  8. www.waltdisney.org › education › talksWalt Disney’s Ultimate Inventor: The Genius of Ub Iwerks with ...

    As part of Holiday Member Appreciation Day, join us for an insightful look behind the brilliance of renaissance man and Disney Legend, Ub Iwerks. Hear from one of the people who knew him best—his son, Don Iwerks—as he explores his father’s ground-breaking history with Walt Disney and beyond.

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  10. www.historyhit.com › ub-iwerks-the-animator-behindUb Iwerks: The Animator Behind Mickey Mouse | History Hit

    Jun 9, 2022 · Ub Iwerks and Walt Disney became friends and business partners in 1919. Iwerks met and befriended Walt Disney at 18 at the Pesman-Rubin Commercial Art Studio in Kansas City, Missouri. The pair taught themselves animation and began working professionally together.

  11. d23.com › walt-disney-legend › ub-iwerksUb Iwerks - D23 - D23: The Official Disney Fan Club

    5 days ago · Ub Iwerks was known at Disney for his animation genius and technical wizardry—as well as his unusual name. In February 1929, Walt Disney and his New York distributors were extremely pleased with Ub’s animation on the Mickey Mouse cartoons, about which Walt wrote a letter to his wife, Lilly: “Everyone praises Ubb’s artwork and jokes at ...