Ub Iwerks

Ub Iwerks - Visual Effects, Director, Animation, Writer, Layout, , Background Designer known for his work in such projectsAdvice for working with the Map of emotions: «Cinderella» (1950), «Steamboat Willie» (1928), «Peter Pan» (1953), «Alice in Wonderland» (1951), «Lady and the Tramp» (1955),

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."

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