Birthdate: March 24, 1901
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Died: July 7, 1971
Ub Iwerks, an American animator, cartoonist, character designer, inventor, and special effects technician, is renowned for his collaborations with Walt Disney Animation Studios. He worked closely with Walt Disney on various projects, playing a key role in the creation of iconic characters like Mickey Mouse and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Iwerks’ contributions to early Disney animations, including Steamboat Willie and The Skeleton Dance, were highly significant. Despite a temporary fallout with Disney in 1930, he continued to create animated characters and later rejoined the studio, contributing to special visual effects in productions like Song of the South.
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