About
Early Disney animator and cartoonist who drew the first images of Mickey Mouse; winner of two Academy Awards. Also famous for his Flip the Frog character that was produced through his short-lived Iwerks Studio.
Before Fame
He met Walt Disney in 1919, when the two working for Kansas City's Pesmen-Rubin Art Studio. The two decided to become animators while employed with the Kansas City Film Ad Company. He co-created Mickey Mouse and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit with Disney.
Trivia
He created the Academy Award-nominated special effects for Alfred Hitchcock's horror film "The Birds" from 1963.
Family Life
He was the father of Disney legend Don Iwerks and the grandfather of documentary film producer Leslie Iwerks.
Associated With
He collaborated with Bob Clampett on two "Looney Tunes" cartoons while under contract with Leon Schlesinger Productions in 1937.
