WALTER LANTZ - ORIGINAL ART SIGNED - HFSID 254233
Price: $360.00
WALTER LANTZ
Walter Lantz signs an ink drawing of Woody Woodpecker on a Walter
Lantz news letter letterhead.
Original Art signed: "Walter Lantz", 8¼x10¾ Walter Lantz new
letter letterhead, with ink drawing of Woody (one surface). Walter Lantz
(1900-1994), who was working in film animation from age 16, took over
Universal Film's animation department in 1926. In 1935, the organization
separated from Universal and became Walter Lantz Studios. Lantz was already
producing popular movie cartoons, including Oswald Rabbit and Andy Pandy, when
a noisy woodpecker at his wooded honeymoon cottage inspired him to produce
his most popular character. Lantz produced Woody Woodpecker shorts - never a
feature film - until 1975. Woody lives on, of course, under licensing
agreements. The woodpecker's unforgettable laugh, originated by Mel Blanc, was
furnished by Lantz's wife Grace Stafford (who had auditioned anonymously) after
1950. In 1979, Lantz received a special Academy Award for
"bringing joy and laughter to every part of the world." Paper clip impression at
upper margin. Fine condition.
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