Walter Lantz: Walter Lantz. Producer: Jolly Little Elves. Walter Lantz was an American cartoonist, animator, film producer, and film director from New Rochelle, New York. He was the eponymous founder of the animation studio Walter Lantz Productions (1928-1972). The studio was initially famous for continuing the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film series from 1928 to 1938. Lantz later found more success with animated film series featuring Andy Panda (1939-1949), Woody Woodpecker (1941-1972),...
