Walter Lantz | |
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 Lantz in 1939 | |
| Born | Walter Benjamin Lantz April 27, 1899 New Rochelle, New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 22, 1994 (aged 94) Burbank, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) |
| Other names | Walt Lantz |
| Occupation(s) | Animator, producer, director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1912–1972 |
| Employer | Walter Lantz Productions |
| Notable work | Woody Woodpecker Chilly Willy Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Andy Panda |
| Television | The Woody Woodpecker Show (1957–1958) |
| Spouses | |
| Awards | Academy Honorary Award 1979 Lifetime Achievement Winsor McCay Award 1973 Lifetime Achievement |
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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]
- ^ Collins, Glen A. (March 23, 1994). "Walter Lantz, 93, the Creator Of Woody Woodpecker, Is Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
- ^ "Meet my boss, Walter Lantz". The Los Angeles Times. October 22, 2007. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
- ^ 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.