FILM DIRECTOR

Walter Lantz

1899 - 1994

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Walter Benjamin 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Lantz is the 433rd most popular film director, the 3,155th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,753rd in 2019) and the 119th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Walter Lantz ranks 433 out of 2,041. Before him are Mikio Naruse, Richard Boleslawski, Sergiu Nicolaescu, Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Zack Snyder, and Harold Prince. After him are Andrew V. McLaglen, Assi Dayan, Michael Radford, Yves Boisset, Guy Hamilton, and Kon Ichikawa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Walter Lantz ranks 107. Before him are Pavel Haas, Jimmie Angel, S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, Marcel Dalio, and Konstantinos Tsatsos. After him are Ramon Novarro, Zaki al-Arsuzi, Eugene Ormandy, Café Filho, Domingo Tejera, John Barbirolli, and Soraya Tarzi. Among people deceased in 1994, Walter Lantz ranks 109. Before him are Max Morlock, Manos Hatzidakis, Moana Pozzi, Christian-Jaque, Roberto Burle Marx, and Massimo Troisi. After him are Marcel Bich, Kuvempu, Kevin Carter, Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen, Mario Brega, and Giovanni Spadolini.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Walter Lantz ranks 3,155 out of 20,380. Before him are Harry Reems (1947), Harry Babcock (1890), Katy Perry (1984), George B. McClellan (1826), John Taylor (1883), and John Leslie (1945). After him are Tom Sizemore (1961), Johnny Rebel (1938), Annie Sprinkle (1954), Robert W. Wood (1868), Lead Belly (1888), and Billy Ray Cyrus (1961).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Walter Lantz ranks 119. Before him are Mervyn LeRoy (1900), John Landis (1950), Saul Bass (1920), Sofia Coppola (1971), Zack Snyder (1966), and Harold Prince (1928). After him are Russ Meyer (1922), Chuck Lorre (1952), Robert Rossen (1908), James L. Brooks (1940), Joe Dante (1946), and William A. Wellman (1896).

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