Ub Iwerks American film director

Ub Iwerks is a 70 years old American film director from . Ub Iwerks was born on March 24, 1901 (died on July 07, 1971, he was 70 years old) in as Ubbe Eert Iwerks.

Ub Iwerks, American animator and special effects pioneer

Birthday:

March 24, 1901

Death Date:

July 7, 1971 (age 70)

About

His real name:
Birth name of Ub Iwerks is Ubbe Eert Iwerks

Is Ub Iwerks still alive?

No, he died on 07/07/1971, 53 years ago. He was 70 years old when he died. Cause of death: myocardial infarction. He died in Burbank and buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park .

Family

Child

He had one child, Don (95, American businessman) . When his first child, Don Iwerks, was born, Ub Iwerks was 28 years old.

Works

Ub Iwerks Movies (179)

There are 179 movies of Ub Iwerks.

His first feature film was Steamboat Willie (1928). He was 27 when he starred in this movie. Since 1928, he has appeared in 179 feature films. The last one is Bizarre Cartoons Of The Past (2007). .

Alice's Wonderland (1923) As Himself, he was 21 years old

The Skeleton Dance (1929) As Background Designer, he was 28 years old

El Terrible Toreador (1929) As Background Designer, he was 28 years old

Alice's Wonderland (1923) As Cinematography, he was 21 years old

Perri (1957) As Special Effects, he was 56 years old

View all Ub Iwerks movies.

Ub Iwerks movie characters

The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:

Character/Job	Movie	Age
Director	Steamboat Willie (1928)	27
Animation	Steamboat Willie (1928)	27
Director	Movie Mad (1931)	30
Animation	Plane Crazy (1929)	27
Director	Plane Crazy (1929)	27
Background Designer	The Skeleton Dance (1929)	28
Layout	The Skeleton Dance (1929)	28
Animation	The Skeleton Dance (1929)	28
Director	The Karnival Kid (1929)	28
Animation	Summer (1930)	28
Director	Summer (1930)	28
Producer	Balloon Land (1935)	34
Director	Balloon Land (1935)	34
Director	Walt Disney Treasures: Silly Symphonies (2001)	100
Special Effects	Perri (1957)	56
Animation	Alice's Wonderland (1923)	21
Himself	Alice's Wonderland (1923)	21
Cinematography	Alice's Wonderland (1923)	21
Animation	The Barn Dance (1929)	27
Director	The Gallopin' Gaucho (1928)	27
Animation	The Gallopin' Gaucho (1928)	27
Director	Hell's Bells (1929)	28
Animation	Hell's Bells (1929)	28
Animation	Mickey's Choo-Choo (1929)	28
Animation	Trolley Troubles (1927)	26
Writer	Walt Disney Treasures: The Adventures Of Oswald The Lucky Rabbit (2008)	106
Director	Walt Disney Treasures: The Adventures Of Oswald The Lucky Rabbit (2008)	106
Layout	El Terrible Toreador (1929)	28
Animation	El Terrible Toreador (1929)	28
Background Designer	El Terrible Toreador (1929)	28
Director	Walt Disney Treasures: More Silly Symphonies (2006)	105
Animation	Walt Disney Treasures: More Silly Symphonies (2006)	105
Animation	Springtime (1929)	28
Director	Springtime (1929)	28
Animation	The Mechanical Cow (1927)	26
Animation	Sagebrush Sadie (1928)	27
Animation	Ride 'Em Plow Boy (1928)	27
Cinematography	Hungry Hoboes (1928)	27
Director	Davy Jones' Locker (1934)	32
Director	The Brementown Musicians (1935)	33
Director	Circus (1932)	31
Animation	Great Guns (1927)	26
Animation	Oh Teacher (1927)	26
Animation	Autumn (1930)	28
Director	Autumn (1930)	28
Director	Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6 (2004)	103
Animation	Alice's Day at Sea (1924)	22
Animation Director	Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter (1954)	53
Animation	Alice's Spanish Guitar (1926)	25
Animation	Alice the Beach Nut (1927)	26
Director	The Good Scout (1934)	33
Director	The Barnyard Battle (1929)	28
Director	The Brave Tin Soldier (1934)	33
Director	Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1934)	33
Director	Vintage Mickey (2005)	104
Director	Don Quixote (1934)	33
Animation	The Merry Dwarfs (1929)	28
Director	Porky and Gabby (1937)	36
Animation	Alice Plays Cupid (1925)	24
Animation	Alice in the Big League (1927)	26
Animation	Alice's Brown Derby (1926)	25
Animation	Alice's Three Bad Eggs (1927)	26
Animation	Alice's Medicine Show (1927)	26
Animation	Ozzie of the Mounted (1928)	27
Director	Jack Frost (1934)	33
Animation	Alice the Fire Fighter (1926)	24
Animation	Poor Papa (1928)	27
Producer	Reducing Creme (1934)	33
Director	Reducing Creme (1934)	33
Animation	Rival Romeos (1928)	26
Animation	The Ocean Hop (1927)	26
Director	Stop that Tank! (1942)	40
Director	Fiddlesticks (1930)	29
Director	Funny Face (1932)	31
Director	Porky's Super Service (1937)	36
Animation	All Wet (1927)	26
Animation	Alice's Channel Swim (1927)	26
Director	Hell's Fire (1934)	32
Animation	Alice the Lumberjack (1926)	25
Animation	Alice at the Carnival (1927)	25
Animation	Alice at the Rodeo (1927)	25
Animation	Alice the Collegiate (1927)	25
Animation	Alice in the Alps (1927)	25
Animation	Alice's Auto Race (1927)	26
Animation	Alice in the Klondike (1927)	26
Animation	Rickety Gin (1927)	26
Director	Simple Simon (1935)	34
Producer	Newman Laugh-O-Grams (1921)	20
Animation	Alice Hunting in Africa (1924)	23
Animation	Alice the Piper (1924)	23
Animation	Alice Wins the Derby (1925)	24
Animation	Alice Charms the Fish (1926)	25
Animation	Alice Cuts the Ice (1926)	25
Animation	Alice the Golf Bug (1927)	25
Animation	Alice Foils the Pirates (1927)	25
Animation	Alice's Knaughty Knight (1927)	26
Animation	Alice's Picnic (1927)	26
Animation	The Banker's Daughter (1927)	26
Director	Empty Socks (1927)	26
Animation	Africa Before Dark (1928)	26
Director	Puddle Pranks (1930)	28
Director	Flip the frog - Little Orphan Willie (1930)	28
Producer	Flying Fists (1930)	29
Director	Flying Fists (1930)	29
Director	The Village Barber (1930)	29
Director	The Cuckoo Murder Case (1930)	29
Director	The Soup Song (1931)	29
Director	The Village Smitty (1931)	29
Director	Ragtime Romeo (1931)	30
Director	Laughing Gas (1931)	30
Director	The New Car (1931)	30
Director	The Village Specialist (1931)	30
Director	Jail Birds (1931)	30
Director	Africa Squeaks (1931)	30
Animation	Spooks (1931)	30
Director	Spooks (1931)	30
Producer	Spooks (1931)	30
Director	The Milkman (1932)	30
Director	Fire! Fire! (1932)	30
Director	What a Life (1932)	31
Director	Puppy Love (1932)	31
Director	School Days (1932)	31
Director	The Bully (1932)	31
Director	The Office Boy (1932)	31
Director	Room Runners (1932)	31
Director	The Goal Rush (1932)	31
Director	Stormy Seas (1932)	31
Director	Phoney Express (1932)	31
Director	The Music Lesson (1932)	31
Director	Nurse Maid (1932)	31
Director	Coo Coo the Magician (1933)	31
Producer	Coo Coo the Magician (1933)	31
Director	Bulloney (1933)	32
Director	Flip's Lunch Room (1933)	32
Director	The Air Race (1933)	32
Director	Techno-Cracked (1933)	32
Director	Chinaman's Chance (1933)	32
Director	Pale-Face (1933)	32
Director	Play Ball (1933)	32
Director	Soda Squirt (1933)	32
Director	Spite Flight (1933)	32
Director	Stratos-Fear (1933)	32
Director	Jack and the Beanstalk (1933)	32
Director	Robin Hood, Jr. (1934)	32
Director	The Little Red Hen (1934)	32
Director	Insultin' the Sultan (1934)	33
Director	Puss in Boots (1934)	33
Director	Rasslin' Round (1934)	33
Director	The Queen of Hearts (1934)	33
Director	Cave Man (1934)	33
Director	Jungle Jitters (1934)	33
Director	Viva Willie (1934)	33
Director	The Headless Horseman (1934)	33
Director	The King's Tailor (1934)	33
Director	Little Black Sambo (1935)	33
Director	Old Mother Hubbard (1935)	34
Director	The Microbe Army (1935)	34
Director	Mary's Little Lamb (1935)	34
Director	Summertime (1935)	34
Director	Sinbad the Sailor (1935)	34
Director	The Three Bears (1935)	34
Director	Humpty Dumpty (1935)	34
Director	Ali Baba (1936)	34
Director	Tom Thumb (1936)	35
Director	Dick Whittington's Cat (1936)	35
Director	Little Boy Blue (1936)	35
Director	Happy Days (1936)	35
Director	Skeleton Frolics (1937)	35
Director	Merry Mannequins (1937)	35
Director	Foxy Pup (1937)	36
Director	The Horse on the Merry-Go-Round (1938)	36
Director	The Frog Pond (1938)	37
Director	Midnight Frolics (1938)	37
Director	Nell's Yells (1939)	38
Director	Blackboard Revue (1940)	38
Director	Beauty Shoppe (1940)	39
Director	Wise Owl (1940)	39
Director	Carnival Courage (1945)	44
Director	Bizarre Cartoons Of The Past (2007)	106

Awards (3)

Awarded Disney Legends in 1988 , awarded Winsor McCay Award in 1977 , nominated Academy Award for Best Visual Effects ,

Education

He graduated from Northeast High School

What was Ub's zodiac sign?

Ub Iwerks zodiac sign was aries.

Other facts about Ub Iwerks

Birth name	Ubbe Eert Iwerks
Child	Don Iwerks
Place of death	Burbank
Work period (start)	1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
Student	Jack Cutting
Family name	Iwerks. Show people with the surname Iwerks
Manner of death	Natural Causes
Cause of death	Myocardial Infarction
Country of citizenship	United States Of America
Date of death	1971-07-07T00:00:00Z
Europeana entity	Agent/base/147051
Place of burial	Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Languages spoken, written or signed	English
Given name	Eert , series ordinal: 1
Notable work	Oswald The Lucky Rabbit , together with: Walt Disney
Employer	The Walt Disney Studios , end time: 1930-01-25T00:00:00Z , start time: 1924-07-23T00:00:00Z
Partner in business or sport	Walt Disney , end time: 1930-01-01T00:00:00Z , start time: 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
Related category	Category:Films Directed By Ub Iwerks , of: film, directed by this person