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Mickey Mouse is an American cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.The longtime icon and mascot of the Walt Disney Company, Mickey is an anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red shorts, large shoes, and white gloves.
To replace Oswald, Disney and Iwerks developed Mickey Mouse, possibly inspired by a pet mouse that Disney had adopted while working in his Laugh-O-Gram studio, although the origins of the character are unclear. [52] [g] Disney's original choice of name was Mortimer Mouse, but his wife Lillian thought it too pompous, and suggested Mickey instead.
Ubbe Ert Iwerks (March 24, 1901 – July 7, 1971), known as Ub Iwerks (/ ˈ ʌ b ˈ aɪ w ɜːr k s / UB EYE-wurks), 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.
Nov. 3—Mickey Mouse is held up as a grinning American symbol of carefree entertainment, childhood innocence, and fairy-tale vacations — ironically, luxuries well out of reach for millions of ...
Sharing the Magic, a statue of Disney seated on a park bench beside Minnie Mouse, was dedicated in October of 1999 as a companion piece to the Partners statue of Walt and Mickey Mouse. [16] [17] The statue is located in the Town Square of Main Street, U.S.A., at the Magic Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort. [18]
Mouse Notes continued to appear in the Oregon Statesman through fall 1943, and notices about Mickey Mouse Club meetings appeared as late as spring 1944. Spatz said she knows of a club in Florida ...
The Mickey Mouse universe is a fictional shared universe which is the setting for stories involving Disney cartoon characters, including Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Donald and Daisy Duck, Pluto and Goofy as the primary members (colloquially known as the "Sensational Six"), and many other characters related to them, being most of them anthropomorphic animals.
"Ever since Mickey Mouse's first appearance in the 1928 short film Steamboat Willie, people have associated the character with Disney’s stories, experiences, and authentic products," Disney told ...