Companies Walter Lantz Productions American animation studiofounded 16 November 1935, dissolved 1973 Parent companyUUniversal Filmed Entertainment GroupFounded byWalter Lantz27 April 1899 – 22 March 1994Owned byUniversal Picturesfounded 30 April 1912NBCUniversalfounded 2004 From Wikipedia and Wikidata (public domain), updated daily.