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. More about Walter Lantz
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Lantz was born in New Rochelle, New York, to Italian immigrant parents Francesco Paolo Lantz (formerly Lanza) from Castiglione, Cosentino, Italy and Maria Gervasi (changed to Jarvis to avoid prejudice) from Calitri. Walter's father ran a grocery. His mother, Maria, died while giving birth to Walter's younger brother, Michael Lantz. Walter's father, Francesco, soon became physically incapacitated leaving Walter to run the grocery store at a young age. According to Joe Adamson's biography The Walter Lantz Story, Lantz's father was given his new surname by an immigration official who anglicized it. Walter Lantz was always interested in art, completing a mail-order drawing class at age 12. He was inspired when he saw Winsor McCay's animated short "Gertie the Dinosaur".In total, we tracked 274 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Walter Lantz (WALTER LANTZ - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH 9/1934 WITH CO-SIGNERS) was sold in August 2021 for $1000.00 while the cheapest item (Signature of Walter Lantz Creator of "Woody Woodpecker") found a new owner for $3.84 in June 2010. The month with the most items sold (9) was June 2009 with an average selling price of $17.29 for an autographed item of Walter Lantz. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2018 with $278.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $6.50 was March 2024. In average, an autographed item from Walter Lantz is worth $29.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Walter Lantz were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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1985 The Walter Lantz Story with Woody Woodpecker and Friends Book Hand Signed | $40.00 | ||
Cartoonist Autograph Photo of Walter Lantz Signed in Gold Sharpie! | $6.50 | ||
JERRY WEIST ESTATE: THE WALTER LANTZ STORY WOODY WOODPECKER 1985 SIGNED | $19.99 | ||
JERRY WEIST ESTATE: THE WALTER LANTZ STORY WOODY WOODPECKER 1985 SIGNED | $15.50 | ||
The Walter Lantz Story by Joe Adamson 1985 Hardcover SIGNED 2nd Printing | $50.00 | ||
Walter Lantz autographed signed glossy 5 x 7 b&w photo | $11.50 | ||
Walter Lantz Signed 1976 Payroll Check PSA/DNA AUTO | $37.00 | ||
Walter Lantz Signed 5x7 B&W Photo with JSA COA (AJ54983) | $70.36 | ||
WALTER LANTZ SIGNED AUTOGRAPH CARD WITH WOODY WOODPECKER SKETCH d. 1994 | $22.50 | ||
WALTER LANTZ Woody Woodpecker Sketch and Autograph on 3 x 5 Card 1987 | $22.50 |