American animator, cartoonist, character designer, inventor, and special effects technician, who co-created Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and Mickey Mouse w...read more
American animator, cartoonist, character designer, inventor, and special effects technician, who co-created Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and Mickey Mouse with Walt Disney. The works Iwerks produced alongside Disney went on to win numerous awards, including multiple Academy Awards. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri. His father, Eert Ubbe Iwerks, emigrated to the U.S. in 1869 from the village of Uttu...read more
Department
Directing
Birthday
1901-03-24
Place of Birth
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Also Known As
[ "U. B. Iwerk", "Ubbe Ert Iwwerks", "'Ub' Iwerks", "U.B. Iwerks", "Ub. Iwerks", "Ubbe Iwerks" ]
1
36th Academy Awards
(1964)
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