Andy Panda’s Victory Garden
Filed under: animation, 1940s, Color, Technicolor, U.S.A., Universal Studios, Walter Lantz, Walter Lantz Productions, 1942
Producer(s): Walter Lantz
Release Date: 09/09/1942
"Andy Panda and Balmer try to plant a spring garden, but Charlie Chicken and a naughty worm have other ideas!"
Burt Gillett
Filed under: people, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, Felix the Cat, Mickey Mouse, Rainbow Parade, Silly Symphonies, Technicolor, Ub Iwerks, Van Beuren Corporation, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Studios, Walter Lantz Productions, Animation Supervisor, Animator, Director
"Burt Gillett was one of the first novice animators to come to Walt Disney Studios and work alongside Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. He took a number of important directorial positions at the studio, directing a few of Disney's most important early animat..."
Chilly Willy – Half Baked Alaska
Filed under: animation, 1960s, Color, Technicolor, U.S.A., Universal Studios, Walter Lantz, Walter Lantz Productions, 1965
Producer(s): Walter Lantz
Release Date: 01/04/1965
"Hungry and cold with a failing shoe-shine business, Chilly Willy struggles to get enough money to buy himself a stack of hotcakes."
Don Lusk
Filed under: people, Hanna-Barbera Studios, Walt Disney Studios, Walter Lantz Productions, Animator, Director
"Donald "Don" Lusk was born in Burbank, California, USA, on October 28, 1913 He was the last surviving animator from Disney Animation's golden age, known for his character animation in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), the cat Figaro and the ..."
Frederick Bean (Fred, Tex) Avery
Filed under: people, Hanna-Barbera Studios, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, U.S.A., Walter Lantz Productions, Warner Bros., Animator, Cartoonist, Director
"Tex Avery was a natural artist from a young age, he did a comic book in high school, and he went to an art college. He was famous for producing cartoons during the "Golden Age of Hollywood". He is most synonymous for the work he did for Warner Bros. ..."
Heck (Henry) Allen
Filed under: people, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, U.S.A., Walter Lantz Productions, Screenwriter, Short Story Writer, Storyman, Writer
"Heck Allen was an American screenwriter, novelist and story artist who worked as a contract writer at MGM in the late 30's, writing for Harman and Ising's Barney Bear series and had a long standing collaboration with
Jesse Sylvester (Vet) Anderson
Filed under: people, Bray Productions, Fleischer Studios, U.S.A., Walter Lantz Productions, Animator, Cartoonist, Comic Strip Artist, Sculptor
"Jesse Sylvester (Vet) Anderson was an American animator, cartoonist, comic strip artist, and sculptor. He was nicknamed 'Vet' because he was a veteran of the Spanish American War. At the beginning of the 20th century, Anderson worked as a cartoonist ..."
Laverne Harding
Filed under: people, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, Color, Daffy Duck, Early Sound, Hanna-Barbera Studios, Joe Barbera, Looney Tunes, Merrie Melodies, Oswald, Speedy Gonzales, Technicolor, The Road Runner, U.S.A., Walter Lantz, Walter Lantz Productions, Warner Bros., Woody Woodpecker, Animator, Cartoonist, Comic Strip Artist
"Laverne Harding was the second female studio animator in history, and one of the first to receive onscreen credit for her work. She started out as an inker for the Walter Lantz Productions, moving on to do animation work for several of the Lantz Prod..."
Robert Fred “Freddie” Moore
Filed under: people, 1930s, 1940s, Looney Tunes, Mickey Mouse, U.S.A., Ub Iwerks, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Studios, Walter Lantz, Walter Lantz Productions, Woody Woodpecker, Animator, Artist, Character Designer
"Freddie Moore was a highly influential animator with Walt Disney Productions in a crucial era of its development during the 30s, up until the production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937) and the establishment of the core group of animators k..."