Don Iwerks
Don Iwerks | |
|---|---|
| Born | Donald Warren Iwerks 1929 Iwerks Entertainment |
| Children | Leslie Iwerks |
| Parent(s) | Mildred Sarah Henderson Ub Iwerks |
Donald Warren Iwerks (
Career
In 1950, Iwerks joined the Disney company in the machine shop as a technician.
In 1954, Iwerks worked as a camera technician for the film
In 1985, after nearly 35 years at Disney, Iwerks left to form his own company called Iwerks Entertainment. Iwerks became a leading developer of special films, special venues, and virtual reality theaters throughout the world.[3][4]
In 2019, Iwerks published a book titled Walt Disney's Ultimate Inventor about father Ub Iwerks, his career, and his relationship with Walt Disney.[5]
Awards
On March 23, 1998, at the
On March 21, 1999, at the
In 2009, Iwerks was inducted by
References
- ^ "Don Iwerks". IMDb. Archived from the original on February 17, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ^ Camera Processes. "1999 Don Iwerks". Disneyana Fan Club. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
- ^ Apodaca, Patrice (March 30, 1993). "The Theater of the Future Is a Virtual Reality". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
- ^ Family Sites Network (March 24, 2011). "Iwerks Entertainment and the Film Projection Systems for Disney parks". The Disney Fun Fact of the Day Blog. Archived from the original on August 14, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
- ^ Iwerks, Don. "Walt Disney's Ultimate Inventor". Disney Books. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ Fact for the Day. "This Day in Disney History". The Walt Disney Company. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
- ^ Legend, Bio. "Disney Legends". The Walt Disney Company. Archived from the original on March 25, 2010. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
Further reading
- Don Iwerks, Walt Disney's Ultimate Inventor (Disney Editions, 2019)
External links
- SimEx-Iwerks Entertainment
- Don Iwerks at IMDb