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Walter Lantz

Walter Lantz, American animator, producer, screenwriter, and actor (died 1994)

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Born
April 27, 1899
Died
March 22, 1994
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1899

About Walter Lantz

Walter Benjamin Lantz was an American cartoonist, animator, producer and director best known for founding Walter Lantz Productions and creating Woody Woodpecker. Walter Benjamin 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. While working as an auto mechanic, Lantz got his first break. In 1924, Lantz directed, animated and even starred in his first cartoon series "Dinky Doodle", which included the popular fairy tale animated shorts Cinderella (1925) and Little Red Riding Hood (1925). As fate would have it, Lantz won the bet and acquired the rights to Oswald and related characters including Pete.

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Walter Lantz timeline

  1. Walter Benjamin 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.
  2. In 1924, Lantz directed, animated and even starred in his first cartoon series "Dinky Doodle", which included the popular fairy tale animated shorts Cinderella (1925) and Little Red Riding Hood (1925).

The world when Walter Lantz was born

Walter Lantz was born in 1899. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlinePhilippine-American War begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst magnetic recording of sound
  • World population~1.59B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
  • U.S. population72.0M

1899 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Walter Lantz's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18992026
Population72.0M341 million

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