# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ub-iwerks
# Generated: 2026-08-14T05:43:04.579Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ub-iwerks"
name: "Ub Iwerks"
slug: "ub-iwerks"
description: "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 Productions, especially for having worked on the creation of Mickey Mouse and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, among other characters."
tagline: "American animator and special effects pioneer (1901–1971)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ub_Iwerks.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "directors"
profileType:
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  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1901-03-24"
deathDate: "1971-07-07"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump