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.
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A Walter Lantz Cartune: Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (1939-1943)
The very first cartoon character created by Walter Lantz, who appeared in his films long before Woody Woodpecker and was brazenly squeezed out of Walt Disney.
