Ub Iwerks

Ub Iwerks

Born March 24, 1901· Kansas City, Missouri, USA

† Died July 7, 1971

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Born Ubbe Ert Iwwerks in Kansas City, Missouri, he left school early to support his mother and learned drawing while working at a local art studio, where a chance meeting with Walt Disney launched his animation career. Iwerks helped shape Disney’s early successes, animating the Alice Comedies, co-creating Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, and drawing much of the original Mickey Mouse cartoons such as Steam…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

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