Walter Lantz

Walter Lantz
Lantz in 1939
Born(1899-04-27)April 27, 1899
DiedMarch 22, 1994(1994-03-22) (aged 94)
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
Other namesWalt Lantz
Occupation(s)Animator, producer, director, screenwriter
Years active1912–1972
EmployerWalter Lantz Productions
Notable workWoody Woodpecker
Chilly Willy
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
Andy Panda
TelevisionThe Woody Woodpecker Show (1957–1958)
Spouses
Doris Hollister
(m. 1930; div. 1940)
(m. 1940; died 1992)
AwardsAcademy Honorary Award
1979 Lifetime Achievement
Winsor McCay Award
1973 Lifetime Achievement
Signature

Walter Benjamin Lantz (April 27, 1899 – March 22, 1994)[1] was an American cartoonist, animator, producer and director best known for founding Walter Lantz Productions and creating Woody Woodpecker.[2][3]

  1. ^ Collins, Glen A. (March 23, 1994). "Walter Lantz, 93, the Creator Of Woody Woodpecker, Is Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
  2. ^ "Meet my boss, Walter Lantz". The Los Angeles Times. October 22, 2007. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
  3. ^ Solomon, Charles (December 29, 1985). "The Woodpecker and the Mouse : The Walter Lantz Story With Woody Woodpecker and Friends by Joe Adamson (Putnam's: $19.95; 254 pp., illustrated) and Disney's World by Leonard Mosley (Stein & Day: $18.95; 330 pp., illustrated)". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 22, 2011.

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