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Walter Lantz
Walter Lantz (April 27, 1899 – March 22, 1994) was an American cartoonist, animator, producer and director best known for founding Walter Lantz Productions and creating Woody Woodpecker.
Biography
Early years and start in animation
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cartoon animal character
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, who made his first appearance in the cartoon "Pigeon Patrol", in 1942. His final appearance was in 1964, in ''
The Woody Woodpecker Show
''The Woody Woodpecker Show'' is a long-running 30-minute American television series mainly composed of the animated cartoon shorts of Woody Woodpecker and other Walter Lantz characters including Andy Panda, Chilly Willy, The Beary Family and Inspe ...
'' episode "Spook-A-Nanny".
The character's voice was based on
Red Skelton
Richard Red Skelton (July 18, 1913September 17, 1997) was an American entertainer best known for his national radio and television shows between 1937 and 1971, especially as host of the television program '' The Red Skelton Show''. He has stars ...
's rube character, Clem Kadiddlehopper.
List of appearances
* ''Pigeon Patrol'' (08/03/1942)
* ''Swing Your Partner'' (04/26/1943)
* ''The Auto-Lite Sparkys'' (??/??/1951)
* ''Pigeon Holed'' (01/16/1956)
* ''Spook-A-Nanny'' (10/10/1964)
Comics
* ''New Funnies'' (1942) (Dell)
* ''Walter Lantz New Funnies'' (1946) (Dell)
* ''Walter Lantz Andy Panda'' (1952) (Dell)
* ''Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker'' (1952) (Dell)
* ''Woody Woodpecker's Back to School'' (1952) (Dell)
* ''Woody Woodpecker's Country Fair'' (1956) (Dell)
* ''Golden Comics Digest'' (1969) (Gold Key)
* ''Walter Lantz Andy Panda'' (1973) (Gold Key)
See also
*
List of Walter Lantz cartoons
*
List of Walter Lantz cartoon characters
References
External links
*
The Walter Lantz-o-Pediaat
Don Markstein's ToonopediaArchivedfrom the original on April 13, 2013.
Anthropomorphic birds
Fictional doves and pigeons
Universal Pictures cartoons and characters
Walter Lantz Productions shorts
Film characters introduced in 1942
Walter Lantz Productions cartoons and characters
Universal Pictures animated animals
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