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| | Walter Lantz, Creator of Woody Woodpecker, Dies |
 | | So, to show you how smart these woodpeckers are, they'd peck a hole in the asbestos shingles and put in an acorn. |
 | | 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. |
 | | Despite the challenges of the new medium, Lantz said he and his colleagues were able to meet the growing demand for cartoon entertainment, developing many of the techniques still in use today. |
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