Author Jeff Ryan’s latest book A Mouse Divided: How Ub Iwerks Became Forgotten and Walt Disney Became Uncle Walt was recently featured in The New York Post. Ryan’s book tells the story of the difficult relationship between the business-oriented Disney and his animator friend Iwerks, who originally came up with the iconic flagship character Mickey Mouse. You can read more about their tense affair below:
https://nypost.com/2018/06/30/walt-disney-stole-the-idea-for-mickey-mouse-off-his-friend/