FILM DIRECTOR

Ub Iwerks

1901 - 1971

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Ubbe Ert "Ub" Iwerks ( ub EYE-wurks; March 24, 1901 – July 7, 1971), was an American animator, cartoonist, character designer, inventor, and special effects technician, known for his work with Walt Disney Animation Studios in general, and for having worked on the development of the design of the character of Mickey Mouse, among others. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Iwerks met fellow artist Walt Disney while working at a Kansas City art studio in 1919. After briefly working as illustrators for a local newspaper company, Disney and Iwerks ventured into animation together. Iwerks joined Disney as chief animator on the Laugh-O-Gram shorts series beginning in 1922, but a studio bankruptcy would cause Disney to relocate to Los Angeles in 1923. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ub Iwerks is the 341st most popular film director (down from 282nd in 2019), the 2,586th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,823rd in 2019) and the 99th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Ub Iwerks ranks 341 out of 2,041. Before him are Tex Avery, Menahem Golan, Darren Aronofsky, Jacques Feyder, Hideaki Anno, and Satoshi Kon. After him are Jean Girault, Barbet Schroeder, Francis Veber, Jim Henson, Samuel Fuller, and Leo McCarey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Ub Iwerks ranks 88. Before him are Ödön von Horváth, Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry, Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei, Hendrik Verwoerd, Melvyn Douglas, and Nicola Abbagnano. After him are Ludolf von Alvensleben, Eric Voegelin, Marino Marini, Hermann Priess, Stella Adler, and Henri Cochet. Among people deceased in 1971, Ub Iwerks ranks 55. Before him are Heinz Lammerding, Richard Russell Jr., Helene Weigel, Dean Acheson, Carlos P. Garcia, and Edie Sedgwick. After him are Princess Maria Bona of Savoy-Genoa, Philippe Thys, Archduchess Adelheid of Austria, Vladislav Volkov, Jo Siffert, and Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ub Iwerks ranks 2,586 out of 20,380. Before him are Jackie Jackson (1951), Donald Wills Douglas Sr. (1892), Timothy D. Snyder (1969), Jim Lightbody (1882), Edward T. Hall (1914), and Ethel Barrymore (1879). After him are Robert Todd Lincoln (1843), Maggie Hassan (1958), Michael Rosbash (1944), Stockton Rush (1962), Samuel Adams (1722), and J. Carrol Naish (1896).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Ub Iwerks ranks 99. Before him are Richard Fleischer (1916), John Hughes (1950), Joseph Losey (1909), Steven Soderbergh (1963), Tex Avery (1908), and Darren Aronofsky (1969). After him are Jim Henson (1936), Samuel Fuller (1912), Leo McCarey (1898), Chris Sanders (1962), Merian C. Cooper (1893), and Martin Ritt (1914).

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