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| | Walter Lantz, Creator of Woody Woodpecker, Dies |
 | | The character, Woody Woodpecker, debuted soon after as a supporting character in an Andy Panda short, "Knock Knock." It would become Lantz's most successful creation, spawning a lucrative source of global licensing royalties and making a multimillionaire of its creator. |
 | | In 1950, Lantz was preparing another series of Woody Woodpecker cartoons at United Artists and needed a new voice. |
 | | Walter Lantz, who emerged from the ranks of animation's early pioneers to build a multimillion-dollar cartoon empire and a respected worldwide reputation with the creation of an irascible woodpecker named Woody, died Tuesday morning. |
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