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Signature. Walter 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.
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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 Studios . The studio was originally formed as Universal Cartoon Studios on the initiative of Universal movie mogul Carl Laemmle , who was tired of the continuous company politics he was ...
Signature. Walter 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, (born April 27, 1899, New Rochelle, New York, U.S.—died March 22, 1994, Burbank, California), 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. In 1922 he went to work for Bray Studios in New York City, where he ...
Winkler Pictures and Walt Disney produced the first 27 cartoons (1927–1928), an additional 25 cartoons were produced by Winkler after Disney's departure (1928–1929), and the rest were produced by Walter Lantz.
Walter Lantz started his animation career at Hearst's studio at the age of 16. He had also worked for the Bray Studios and Universal Pictures , where he had gained control over the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons in 1929 (reportedly by winning the character and control of the studio in a poker bet with Universal president Carl Laemmle ).
Walter Lantz, who was Laemmle’s part-time chauffeur and a veteran of the John R. Bray Studios with considerable experience in all elements of animation production, was selected to run the department.
(Walter Lantz Productions, 1942) Extremely early original production cel of Andy Panda that was later converted into a publicity cel for the studio, signed in black felt tip, "This is an original painting from one of my animated 'Cartunes,' Walter Lantz, creator of Andy Panda." Image measures 2.75 x 3.5, with overall dimensions of 12 x 8.5.
- RR Auction's June Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale boasts over 900 lots, highlighted by a special animation section of 200+ pieces of original production drawings, animation cels, and concept paintings from Disney classics like Snow White, Cinderella, and Alice in Wonderland.
Walter Lantz (writer and director) DinkyDoodle in Lost and Found/ 1926. Bray Production Company, founded by JohnRandolph Bray, was the first successful animation studio in the US, developingthe methods of animation that would later become the standards of the industry.
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