Pat Powers (businessman), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pat Powers (businessman)

American businessperson

Date of Birth: 08-Oct-1870

Place of Birth: County Waterford, Munster, Ireland

Date of Death: 30-Jul-1948

Profession: film producer

Nationality: Ireland, United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Patrick Anthony "Pat" Powers (8 October 1870 – 30 July 1948) was an American businessman who was involved in the movie and animation industry of the 1910s, 20s, and 30s.
His firm, Celebrity Pictures, was the first distributor of Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse cartoons.
After one year, Disney split with Powers, who started another animation studio with Disney's lead animator, Ub Iwerks.