What is Minnie Mouse’s Birthday?
As of November 18, Minnie Mouse’s Birthday will hit the 90 year mark, but she’s just as important (and young) as ever. Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks created “Minerva” Mouse in the style of a “flapper girl.” She’s best known as Mickey’s girlfriend, but she’s also friends with Daisy Duck and Clarabelle Cow. Her November 18 “birthday” marks the day in 1928 when she made an appearance in the film “Steamboat Willie.” Whether or not you’re a die hard Disney fan, take some time to learn a little more about one of the world’s favorite cartoon characters.
History of Minnie Mouse’s Birthday
Minnie was first brought to life in 1928, a brainchild of Ub Iwerks and Walt Disney. Her first appearance was in “Steamboat Willie,” a famous early film from Walt Disney that is also the debut of her counterpart, Mickey Mouse.
She’s developed as a flapper girl, a popular style at the time and a symbol of freedom and modernity, but for comedic effect her heels were too big, creating many moments of slapstick where she was falling out of or over her own feet.
As Minnie and Mickey’s relationship blossomed she began playing more damsel in distress roles. Oftentimes, Mickey had to rescue her and his rate of success helping to play in to a large portion of the comedy.
Additionally, as she started in the late 1920s as a flapper, a much more progressive and forward fashion and time, throughout the mid-century her appearance became more conservative as the culture did as well. In the 1940s and 50s, Minnie looked much less like the rambunctious flapper of the Roaring Twenties and more like the dutiful housewife of the mid century.
