According to official data, Mickey's predecessor was Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, a lucky rabbit, which was an animated image created by Walter Disney and Wu Pei in 1927. After the copyright of Lucky Rabbit Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was stolen by Universal Pictures, Wu Pei designed Mickey Mouse based on Lucky Rabbit Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
This is recorded in more detail in the second chapter of The Art of Disney: From Mickey Mouse to magic kingdom, Mickey Mouse and the Stupid Symphony. According to the information released by D23, this character was designed on the train from new york to LA.
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Walter Disney (190165438+February 5th-19665438+February 5th), whose full name was Walter elias Disney, also translated as Walter Disney, was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Walter Disney won 56 Oscar nominations and 7 Emmy Awards, making him the most Oscar winner in the world. Together with his staff, he created many famous and popular cartoon characters, including classic cartoon characters loved by countless people and Mickey Mouse, Walter Disney's good friend.
Wu Pei Ewok (1901~1971), born in Kansas City, Missouri, is an American producer and animator. Its Chinese translations are not uniform, such as ub iwerks, Ubud Evocation, Ebud Evocation and Wu Pei Evocation.
He is regarded as the most loyal old friend of American director Walter Disney, and founded the world-famous Walter Disney Company with Walter Disney's brother Roy O Disney. He is one of the earliest creators of Mickey Mouse. He spent most of his career in Disney. Another creation has its own studio.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Mickey Mouse (the representative image of Walter Disney Group)
Baidu encyclopedia -ub iwerks
Baidu Encyclopedia-Walter Disney (founder of Disney Company)