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Ub Iwerks

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American animator and special effects pioneer (1901-1971)

United StatesDirectorsLived 1901 to 1971 · aged 70
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Ub Iwerks was an American animator, cartoonist, film director, film producer, character designer, inventor, and special effects technician.

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The title card for Trolley Troubles (1927), animated by IwerksThe title card for Trolley Troubles (1927), animated by IwerksExcerpt of Steamboat Willie (1928), one of the first few Mickey Mouse shorts, which was animated almost entirely by IwerksExcerpt of Steamboat Willie (1928), one of the first few Mickey Mouse shorts, which was animated almost entirely by IwerksSinbad the Sailor, a 1935 ComiColor cartoonSinbad the Sailor, a 1935 ComiColor cartoon

Filmography 40

Steamboat Willie1928 · ★ 7.3
Plane Crazy1929 · ★ 6.4
Mickey: The Story of a Mouse2022 · ★ 7.0
The Karnival Kid1929 · ★ 5.9
The Gallopin' Gaucho1928 · ★ 6.0
Hell's Bells1929 · ★ 6.5
Alice's Wonderland1923
All Wet1927
Mickey's Choo-Choo1929
The Opry House1929
The Barnyard Battle1929
Springtime1929
Summer1930
The Ocean Hop1927
Autumn1930
Jack Frost1934
Balloon Land1935
Skeleton Frolic1937
Newman Laugh-O-Grams1921
Fiddlesticks1930
Porky and Gabby1937
Little Black Sambo1935
Vintage Mickey2005
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp1934
Porky's Super Service1937
The Cuckoo Murder Case1930
Empty Socks1927
Stop That Tank!1942
Sinbad the Sailor1935
Little Boy Blue1936
Humpty Dumpty1935
Spooks1931
The Headless Horseman1934
Movie Mad1931
The Brave Tin Soldier1934
Puddle Pranks1930
Jack and the Beanstalk1933
Room Runners1932
The New Car1931
The Office Boy1932

304 credits on file

Television 1

Me & Mickey2010

Awards 5

2017hall of fame
1989Disney Legends
1978Winsor McCay Award
1965Academy Award of Merit
1960Academy Award for Technical Achievement

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Connected to Ub 6

Roy O. DisneyAlso in Steamboat Willie (1928)Carl LaemmleAlso in All Wet (1927)Elvia AllmanAlso in Porky's Super Service (1937)Carl W. StallingAlso in The Karnival Kid (1929)Helen BannermanAlso in Little Black Sambo (1935)Margaret J. WinklerAlso in Empty Socks (1927)

About this person

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.

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1901 to 1971 · aged 70
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30 languages

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