Grace Stafford
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| Grace Stafford | |
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| Born | November 7, 1903 New York City, New York  United States |
| Died | March 17, 1992 (aged 88) Los Angeles, California United States |
| Years active | 1935 – 1992 |
Grace Stafford Lantz (November 7, 1903—March 17, 1992), was an American actress, the wife of animation producer Walter Lantz. She was usually professionally billed under her maiden name.
Stafford is best known for providing the voice of Lantz's most famous character, Woody Woodpecker, from 1950 until 1990. It was not until 1958, with the cartoon Misguided Missile, that she received credit as the voice of the cartoon character however, as Stafford believed that children would be disillusioned if they knew Woody was voiced by a woman.
Despite the appearance of nepotism, Walter Lantz insisted to interviewers that his wife had submitted her audition tape for the role anonymously, and was cast before he realized who she was.
In addition she also played small parts in films such as Margie and Doc Savage throughout her life. She died in 1992 at the age of 88, from cancer in Los Angeles.
[edit] Live-action filmography
- Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975)
- You're Telling Me (1942)
- Larceny, Inc. (1942)
- Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942)
- Unfinished Business (1941)
- Blossoms In the Dust (1941)
- Affectionately Yours (1941)
- Model Wife (1941)
- Santa Fe Trail (1940)
- A Dispatch from Reuter's (1940)
- Margie (1940)
- I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby (1940)
- La Conga Nights (1940)
- Flight Angels (1940)
- Blondie Brings Up Baby (1939)
- Indianapolis Speedway (1939)
- The Greener Hills (1939)
- Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
- The Man Who Dared (1939)
- Anthony Adverse (1936)
- I Married a Doctor (1936)
- Dr. Socrates (1935)
