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Article: Obituary: Walter Lantz
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- March 24, 1994
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Walter Lantz, animator: born New Rochelle, New York 27 April
1900; twice married; died Los Angeles 22 March 1994.
WALTER LANTZ, the American animator who made a woodpecker - and
the world - laugh, has died in Los Angeles at the age of 93. His
achievements in animated cartoons never quite nudged those of Walt
Disney or the Warner Brothers crew from the top deck, but were
always welcomed by the movie-going masses who wanted little more
than a six-minute spot of slapstick as filling in their
double-feature sandwich. His incredible 60-year career took him
from lowly office boy to chief of his own studio, and was finally
acknowledged with a special Academy Award in 1978.
Walter Lantz was the son ...
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Transcript: Woody Woodpecker Creator Dead Today at Age 93
NPR All Things Considered;
March 22, 1994 ;
624 words
... ... 0000 ROBERT SIEGEL, Host: [music] Walter Lantz died today. He was 93 years old and ... the very first Technicolor cartoon. Walter Lantz developed many cartoon characters over ... music] Woody Woodpecker, a creation of Walter Lantz, but with a lot of help. Two years ...
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