Patrick Anthony Powers | |
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| Born | Patrick Anthony Powers October 8, 1869 Waterford, Ireland |
| Died | July 30, 1948 (aged 78) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Movie producer and distributor |
Patrick Anthony Powers (October 8, 1869 – July 30, 1948) was an American producer who was involved in the movie and animation industry of the 1910s, 1920s, and 1930s. He established Powers' Cinephone Moving Picture Company, also known as Powers Picture Plays. His firm, Celebrity Productions, was the first distributor of Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse cartoons (1928–1929).[1] After one year, Disney split with Powers, who started the animation studio Iwerks Studio with Disney's lead animator, Ub Iwerks.[2]
- ^ Kaufman, J.B.; Gerstein, David (2018). Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse: The Ultimate History. Cologne: Taschen. p. 53. ISBN 978-3-8365-5284-4.
- ^ "Ub Iwerks - The Forgotten Man of Disney". DocumentaryTube. April 4, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2021.