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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ub_IwerksUb Iwerks - Wikipedia

    Iwerks received three nominations at the Academy Awards, for which he won one. He also posthumously received the Winsor McCay Award at the 1978 Annie Awards and the Hall of Fame award at the 2017 Visual Effects Society Awards .

  2. www.historyhit.com › ub-iwerks-the-animator-behindUb Iwerks: The Animator Behind Mickey Mouse | History Hit

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    • Ub Iwerks and Walt Disney became friends and business partners in 1919. Iwerks met and befriended Walt Disney at 18 at the Pesman-Rubin Commercial Art Studio in Kansas City, Missouri.
    • The pair created several animated characters before Mickey Mouse. One of Iwerks and Disney’s earliest characters were Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, a character that the business partners would later lose rights to.
    • Iwerks went off on his own for a decade before returning to Disney Studios. Iwerks wanted more creative and experimental freedom and went off on his own in 1930, becoming an independent producer.
    • Iwerks made significant advancements in animation and special effects. While on his own, Iwerks opened his own studio where he developed the multiplane camera, which created a three-dimensional effect on screen.

  3. www.britannica.com › biography › Ub-IwerksUb Iwerks | Disney Animator & Special Effects Technician

    Jul 3, 2024 · Iwerks received Academy Awards for his technical achievements in 1960 and 1965 and an additional nomination for his special-effects work in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds (1963). The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

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  4. disney.fandom.com › wiki › Ub_IwerksUb Iwerks | Disney Wiki | Fandom

    Ubbe Eert "Ub" Iwerks was a two-time Academy Award-winning American animator, cartoonist, director, producer, and special effects technician, who was famous for his work for Walt Disney. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri.

  5. www.waltdisney.org › blog › ub-iwerks-masterUb Iwerks: Master of Animation and Technology | The Walt ...

    Mar 24, 2017 · Ub’s technical expertise gained him critical acclaim, winning him two Oscars and landing him a prestigious gig—special effects for Alfred Hitchcock’s production of The Birds (1963). Ub’s cinematic contributions reached its cultural zenith with George Lucas’ application of optical printing in 1977’s Star Wars.

  6. www.toonsmag.com › ub-iwerksUb Iwerks (1901-1971): The Forgotten Pioneer of Animation

    Jun 26, 2023 · A: Besides his work on Mickey Mouse and the multiplane camera, Ub Iwerks had a successful animation and special effects career. He received an Academy Award in 1967 for his advancements in special effects and contributed to films such as ”Fantasia” and ”Mary Poppins”. Q: Did Ub Iwerks have his animation studio?

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  8. www.mouseplanet.com › who-was-ub-iwerks › 7514Who Was Ub Iwerks? - MousePlanet

    Jul 1, 2020 · In 1959, Ub received an Academy Award for the design of an improved optical printer for special effects and matte shots.