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Hace 3 días · Ub Iwerks, born Ubbe Eert Iwerks in 1901 in Kansas City, Missouri, showed an early talent and passion for drawing. According to a biography by his granddaughter Leslie Iwerks, as a boy Ub would spend hours sketching and tracing cartoons from the newspaper.[^1] He had a natural gift for capturing expressions and movements in his drawings.
Ub Iwerks. Legends Award Category: Animation, Imagineering. Year Inducted: 1989. Ub Iwerks was known at Disney for his animation genius and technical wizardry—as well as his unusual name.
Mickey Mouse, created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks in 1928, became the face of animation in the 1930s. Mickey’s debut in “Steamboat Willie” was revolutionary, introducing synchronized sound to animation. Throughout the decade, Mickey’s cheerful personality and adventurous spirit captivated audiences, making him a cultural icon.
Hace 2 días · The Iwerks and Uwerks Waterworks water treatment plant is named for Disney Legend Ub Iwerks, the animator credited with sketching Mickey Mouse for the first time. The 1401 Flower Shop is an homage to Walt Disney Imagineering’s headquarters in Glendale, Calif.
Hace 9 horas · Walt Disney (1901-1966) lived in Kansas City from 1909 to 1917, when he went to Europe for the war effort. He returned to Kansas City in 1919 and began working in animation, also becoming acquainted with his future collaborator, Ub Iwerks. Records show that Iwerks once attended Northeast High School. In 1922, they created Laugh-O-grams Films ...
Hace 4 días · The inception of Walt Disney’s animated characters dates back to the early 1920s, during a time when Disney and his business partner, Ub Iwerks, were experimenting with the potential of animation.
Hace 2 días · Returning to Kansas City in 1919, he found occasional employment as a draftsman and inker in commercial art studios, where he met Ub Iwerks, a young artist whose talents contributed greatly to Walt’s early success.
