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List Of Andy Panda Theatrical Cartoons
This is a list of Walter Lantz Studio, Walter Lantz "Cartunes" featuring Andy Panda. All are entries in Lantz's ''Andy Panda'' series, except for ''$21 a Day (Once a Month)'' a ''Swing Symphony'' cartoon, ''Musical Moments from Chopin'', a ''Musical Miniatures'' cartoon, and ''Banquet Busters'' and ''The Woody Woodpecker Polka'', two ''Woody Woodpecker'' cartoons.Tatay, Jack, Komorowski, Thad, Shakarian, Pietro, and Cooke, Jon. The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia'. Retrieved February 29, 2008. Directors for each short are noted. Several ''Andy Panda'' cartoons produced in 1940, 1941, and 1942 carry no director credit; Walter Lantz claims to have directed these shorts himself. Six Andy Panda cartoons (''Life Begins for Andy Panda'', ''Knock-Knock'', ''Fish Fry'', ''Apple Andy'', ''The Bandmaster'', and ''Scrappy Birthday'') along with ''Musical Moments from Chopin'' and ''Banquet Busters'' were released in ''The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection.'' 1939 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Lantz
Walter 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. Biography Early years and start in animation Lantz was born in New Rochelle, New York, to Italian immigrant parents Francesco Paolo Lantz (formerly Lanza) and Maria Jarvis (changed to Jarvis to avoid prejudice) from Calitri. According to Joe Adamson's biography ''The Walter Lantz Story'', Lantz's father was given his new surname by an immigration official who anglicized it. Walter Lantz was always interested in art, completing a mail-order drawing class at age 12. He was inspired when he saw Winsor McCay's animated short "Gertie the Dinosaur". While working as an auto mechanic, Lantz got his first break. Wealthy customer Fred Kafka liked his drawings on the garage's bulletin board and financed Lantz's studies at the Art Students League of New York. Kafka also helped him land a job as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
