William Fischer is an author at Collider. Born and raised in Nebraska, he latched onto moviemaking at a young age and has been chasing it ever since. William holds a BFA in film from the University of ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. I think that he's definitely gotten a lot more credit in the past few decades for sure. And I ...

It has been suggested that Mickey Mouse was, along with the Coca-Cola label and the swastika, once the most recognisable symbol in the world. The indefatigable rodent made his first on-screen ...

Fifty years ago today, an animator named Ub Iwerks died. He was never a household name, but he is responsible for some of Disney's greatest special effects, and he designed Mickey Mouse. Mackenzie ...

Kansas Citian Ub Iwerks drew this cartoon in 1934 after his relationship with Walt Disney dissolved. Everything about Walt Disney is legendary, especially in his hometown of Kansas City where a ...

If you’re in the mood for a little vintage Halloween fun, you’ve got to check out the 1929 animated short The Haunted House .

Her grandfather, Ub Iwerks, met Walt Disney at an art studio in Kansas City in 1919, before becoming his chief animator on Laugh-O-Gram cartoons in 1922. After moving to Los Angeles in 1923, they made ...