The cel was created for Knock Knock, a 1940 animated short that was the first cartoon to feature Woody Woodpecker. In the short film, part of Walter Lantz's Andy Panda series distributed by Universal ...

Object Details associated person Lantz, Walter maker Walter Lantz Productions Description (Brief) Wood and felt model of Woody Woodpecker used as a reference for animators involved in the production ...

Gracie Lantz, who conceived of the irreverent woodpecker "Woody" while honeymooning with her animator husband and later became the voice of the mocking bird, has died at 88. She died Tuesday ...