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.

Walter Lantz Productions was an American animation studio. It was in operation from 1928 to 1949 and then from 1950 to 1972, and was the principal supplier of animation for Universal Pictures.

Mar 18, 2025 · 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.

Walter Lantz Productions was an American animation studio. It was in operation from 1928 to 1972 and was the principal supplier of animation for Universal Pictures.

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).

Mar 23, 1994 · Walter Lantz, who emerged from the ranks of animation’s early pioneers to build a multimillion-dollar cartoon empire and a respected worldwide reputation with the creation of an irascible...

May 18, 2024 · Some of the miscellaneous characters (of the 1950s) in the Walter Lantz cartoons (some both in cartoons and comics) along with Woody Woodpecker and Chilly Willy includes Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (formerly), Maggie & Sam, Maw & Paw, Space Mouse, Inspector Willoughby, Windy & Breezy, and others more.

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...

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).

By the time he was 18, Lantz was writing, directing and animating cartoons of his own — and since many were made in the manner of the Fleischer studio's Koko the Clown, mixing live action with animation, he put in a fair amount of on-screen time himself.