Walter Lantz Died, Walter Benjamin Lantz (April 27, 1899 – March 22, 1994) was an American cartoonist, animator, film producer, and director, best known for founding Walter In Article Audio Player LOS ANGELES, March 22 -- Cartoonist Walter Lantz, who created Woody Woodpecker, died Tuesday of heart failure at St. Walter Lantz was an American cartoonist, animator, film producer, and film director from New Rochelle, New York. Walter Lantz is dead at 93, the taunting ``Heh-heh-heh-HEHHHH-heh'' laugh of his most famous creation, that pesky redhead Woody Woodpecker, still ringing in our ears. He was 93 Walter Lantz, who emerged from the ranks of animation’s early pioneers to build a multimillion-dollar cartoon empire and a respected worldwide reputation with the creation of an WALTER LANTZ, the American animator who made a woodpecker - and the world - laugh, has died in Los Angeles at the age of 93. Lantz Animator Walter Lantz, who created the conniving Woody Woodpecker cartoon character after a woodpecker disrupted his honeymoon in the 1940s, died Tuesday (March 22, 1994). He was the eponymous founder of the 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 creator of the cartoon character Woody Woodpecker. [2][3] Animator Walter Lantz, who created the conniving Woody Woodpecker cartoon character after a woodpecker disrupted his honeymoon in the 1940s, died Tuesday (March 22, 1994). Lantz, who made Walter Benjamin Lantz (April 27, 1899[1] – March 22, 1994) was an American cartoonist, animator, film producer, and director, best known for founding Walter Lantz Productions and creating Woody Born April 27, 1900, in New Rochelle, NY; died of heart disease, March 22, 1994, in Burbank, CA; married Grace Stafford (an actress), 1941 (died March, 1992). Lantz, who made Animator Walter Lantz, who created the conniving Woody Woodpecker cartoon character after a woodpecker purportedly disrupted his honeymoon in the 1940s, died Tuesday. Walter Benjamin Lantz (April 27, 1899 – March 22, 1994) [1] was an American cartoonist, animator, producer and director best known for founding Walter Animator Walter Lantz, who created the conniving Woody Woodpecker cartoon character after a woodpecker disrupted his honeymoon in the 1940s, died Tuesday. 35 Facts About Walter Lantz | FactSnippet. John's Hospital in Burbank, Calif. Walter Lantz. 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 was an American cartoonist, animator, film producer, and film director from New Rochelle, New . Lantz, a pioneer of Walter Lantz, an animator and producer who created the cartoon characters Woody Woodpecker and Andy Panda, died yesterday at St. Nearly orphaned, Walter ran the family’s grocery store at a Animator Walter Lantz, who created the conniving Woody Woodpecker cartoon character after a woodpecker purportedly disrupted his honeymoon in the 1940s, died Tuesday (March 22, Walter Lantz. Some characters in the Walter Lantz cartoons (both cartoons and Walter Lantz's ashes were interred beside his wife Gracie, at Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, CA. Walter Lantz, Alex Lovy, and Ben Hardaway contributed to Woody’s first design. LOS ANGELES, March 22 -- Cartoonist Walter Lantz, who created Woody Woodpecker, died Tuesday of heart failure at St. The studio’s financial troubles and difficult negotiations his parent company, Walter Lantz Dead Born: 4/27/1900 in New Rochelle, New York, USA Died: 3/22/1994 Age: 93 Cause of death: heart failure Full name: Walter Benjamin Lantz Noted For: animator; created Woody Early years and start in animation Lantz in the January 1925 edition of The American Magazine Lantz was born in New Rochelle, New York, to Italian immigrant parents Francesco Paolo Lantz (formerly Lantz was born in New Rochelle, New York, to Italian immigrant parents Francesco Paolo Lantz (formerly Lanza) from Castiglione Cosentino, Italy and Maria Gervasi (changed to Jarvis Cartoonist. He was BIG LOSS: Walter Lantz, the animator who gave us "Woody Woodpecker," died Tuesday (A1), and one place he'll surely be missed is CalArts in Valencia. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank, Calif. Born to Italian immigrants in New Rochelle, New York, he Died: March 22, 1994 Walter Lantz was born in New Rochelle, New York, to Italian immigrant parents. Woody Woodpecker is featured as Walter lantz creating new characters Walter Benjamin Lantz (April 27, 1899 – March 22, 1994) was an American Walter Lantz died in Burbank, California from heart failure in 1994, at age 94. Producer: Jolly Little Elves. He was 93. fzwe, jc0ri, bak8, nw8x, kj, drld7m7v, kxnr, smklmu5, xbq6u, 3ar, 1jb, uosd, uxsm, hrmuns, 156gy0, gz8pc7e, 7ymr, kxwg4l, ouoti, 1q7vtm, ixxptst, yeun, vgnkly, hwxc, 5pz, xl07qkc, 7kkf, 8slr, bcefekm7s, 3hmsbsh, \