Vegas Gallery Art - Walter Lantz Studios

Walter Lantz Studio was an American animation studio. It was in operation in from 1929 to 1972 and was the principle supplier of animation for Universal Studios.

The studio was formed originally as Universal Studio Cartoons on the initative of Universal movie mogul, Carl Laemmle who was tired of the continuous company politics he was dealing with concerning contracted outside animation studios. Walter Lantz, who was Laemmle's part time chauffer and a veteran of Fleischer Studio with considerable experience in all elements of animation production, was selected to run the department.

In 1935, the studio was severed from Universal and became Walter Lantz Studio under Lantz's direct control and in 1940 Lantz managed to gain the copyright for his characters.

The biggest characters for the studio were Woody Woodpecker, Andy Panda and Chilly Willy.