Walter Lantz Cause Of Death, . Mar 22, 1994 · Animator Walter Lantz, who created the conniving Woody Woodpecker cartoon character after a woodpecker purportedly disrupted his honeymoon in the 1940s, died Tuesday. He was the eponymous founder of the animation studio Walter Lantz Productions (1928-1972). Walter's father ran a grocery. Mar 24, 1994 · Walter Lantz, 93, the animator who created the conniving Woody Woodpecker cartoon character after a woodpecker purportedly disrupted his honeymoon in the 1940s, died of heart ailments March 22 at Animator Walter Lantz, who created the conniving Woody Woodpecker cartoon character after a woodpecker disrupted his honeymoon in the 1940s, died Tuesday. Walter Benjamin Lantz (April 27, 1899 – March 22, 1994) was an American cartoonist, animator, film producer, and director, best known for founding Walter Lantz Productions and creating Woody Woodpecker. From 2006 to 2013 the Los Angeles Times newsroom published news articles, opinion and commentary on a blog platform, Typepad, in addition to the website. Oct 6, 2005 · Mr. The studio was initially famous for continuing the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film series from 1928 to 1938. Lantz, a pioneer of animation, Animator Walter Lantz, who created the conniving Woody Woodpecker cartoon character after a woodpecker purportedly disrupted his honeymoon in the 1940s, died Tuesday. zol, obogkues, o3iu, 41n, m7, 5owts, 5x7, ubgm, junq, qx,