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Disney Legend Don Iwerks, pioneering engineer and inventor, dies at age 96

DISNEY LEGEND DON IWERKS DIES AT 96

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Disney Legend Don Iwerks, Who Built Iconic Camera Technology, Dies at 96 Don Iwerks, the Disney engineer and inventor whose groundbreaking work helped shape some of the studio’s most iconic films, theme park attractions, and cinematic technologies, has died at the age of 96. He passed away peacefully on July 9 at the Ojai Community Memorial Care Center, surrounded by family and friends, according to an obituary shared by his

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