Laverne Harding(1905-1984)

Employed at the Walter Lantz animation studio from 1932 to 1960, initially hired as an inker. She became a full animator in 1934, eventually specialising in Woody Woodpecker cartoons. She actually designed the character in use between 1950 and 1999. Aside from working at Lantz, she enjoyed brief sojourns at Hanna-Barbera, Warners and DePatie-Freleng. She was a recipient of the Windsor McCay Lifetime Achievement Award.