Laverne Harding

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Laverne Harding
Born	(1905-10-10)October 10, 1905 Louisiana USA
Died	September 25, 1984(1984-09-25) (aged 78) Los Angeles, California USA
Other names	LaVerne Harding Verne Harding

Laverne Harding (October 10, 1905 - September 25, 1984) was an American animator.

Harding, who worked for the Walter Lantz studio for much of her half-century career in animation, is among the earliest woman animators.^[1]

By 1932, Harding had settled in Los Angeles and was a student at the Chouinard Art Institute. Working for the Lantz studio from 1934 until 1960,^[1] Harding was particularly noted for her work on Woody Woodpecker cartoons; she designed the version of the character that was in use from 1950 to 1999. After leaving Lantz, she animated for Hanna-Barbera cartoons such as Yogi Bear.^[1] She later worked for DePatie-Freleng Enterprises on Pink Panther cartoons, and was briefly employed at Warner Bros. and Filmation as well.^[1]

Harding was a native of the state of Louisiana.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Laverne Harding at the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved March 12, 2007

Persondata
Name	Harding, Laverne
Alternative names
Short description	American animator
Date of birth	October 10, 1905
Place of birth	Louisiana USA
Date of death	September 25, 1984
Place of death	Los Angeles, California USA

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