Walter Lantz
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Walter Benjamin Lantz was an American cartoonist, animator, producer and director best known for founding Walter Lantz Productions and creating Woody Woodpecker.
Lantz in 1939
Lantz in the January 1925 edition of The American Magazine
Lantz at an art store in Honolulu, 1983
Lantz in 1990 with paintings of Woody Woodpecker
Woody Woodpecker
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Woody Woodpecker is a cartoon character created by American animators Walter Lantz and Ben "Bugs" Hardaway. He appeared in theatrical short films produced by Walter Lantz Productions and Universal Pic
Walter Lantz
…27, 1899 – March 22, 1994) was an American cartoonist, animator, producer and director best known for founding Walter Lantz Productions and creating Woody Woodpecker. Lantz was born on April 27, 1899, in New Rochelle, New York, to Italian immigrant parents Francesco Paolo Lantz (formerly Lanza) from Castiglione…
Woody Woodpecker and his captive client in The Barber of Seville (1944), directed by Shamus Culhane.
Wet Blanket Policy, directed by Dick Lundy, introduced Woody's new adversary Buzz Buzzard and featured Woody's Academy Award-nominated theme song, "The Woody Woodpecker Song".
Woody in 1961's The Bird Who Came to Dinner, directed by Paul J. Smith. This cartoon was made several years after Woody's last redesign.
Woody and Winnie Woodpecker, as seen at Universal Studios Florida.