The Woody Woodpecker Show
1957
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5 days ago · Academy Award (1979) Walter Lantz (born April 27, 1899, New Rochelle, New York, U.S.—died March 22, 1994, Burbank, California) was an American motion-picture animator, cartoon producer, and creator of the cartoon character Woody Woodpecker. At age 16, Lantz worked as a newspaper cartoonist and began experimenting with animation that same year.
Mini Bio. Walter Lantz was an American cartoonist, animator, film producer, and film director from New Rochelle, New York. He was the eponymous founder of the animation studio Walter Lantz Productions (1928-1972). The studio was initially famous for continuing the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film series from 1928 to 1938.
Mar 23, 1994 · March 23, 1994 12 AM PT. SPECIAL TO THE TIMES. Walter Lantz, who emerged from the ranks of animation’s early pioneers to build a multimillion-dollar cartoon empire and a respected worldwide...
Walter Lantz passed away in 1994 but the cartoons he produced and directed still seem as fresh and funny today as they did when they were first released. This comprehensive website, online since 2002, serves as an encyclopedia of every single cartoon produced by Lantz and his talented staff.
Mar 23, 1994 · Walter Lantz, an animator and producer who created the cartoon characters Woody Woodpecker and Andy Panda, died yesterday at St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank, Calif. He was 93 and lived in...
Walter Benjamin Lantz (April 27, 1899 – March 22, 1994) was an American cartoonist, animator, film producer, and director, best known for founding Walter Lantz Productions and creating Woody Woodpecker . Contents. 1Biography. 1.1Early years and start in animation. 1.2The Oswald era. 1.3The Woody Woodpecker era. 1.4Universal Monsters. 1.5Retirement.
Walter Lantz was an American animation director and producer, one of the major figures during the Golden Age of Animation (1930-1960). He is most famous for characters like 'Andy Panda' (1939), 'Chilly Willy' (1953) and, of course, 'Woody Woodpecker' (1940). His studio, founded in 1935, produced cartoons for Universal Pictures.
