Walter Lantz

Birthday: April 27, 1899 in New Rochelle, New York, USA

Birth Name: Walter Lanza

As the head of his own animation studio, Lantz was responsible for the creation of the first Technicolor cartoon. He also introduced the cartoon characters Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Andy Panda, Chilly Willy, and Woody Woodpecker.

[on his talent pool]: People worked for me who didn't want to work for Disney anymore.

I never tried to make a cartoon for a certain age bracket. I just tried to make entertaining picture...Show more »

I never tried to make a cartoon for a certain age bracket. I just tried to make entertaining pictures. That's why they still play and why they play so well in foreign countries. Show less «

I'll bet you never realized that all animated cartoon characters have only three fingers and a thumb...Show more »

I'll bet you never realized that all animated cartoon characters have only three fingers and a thumb. Why? I don't know. But, it certainly doesn't bother Andy Panda. Show less «

Walter Lantz

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