Grace Stafford

Actress, Grace Stafford was born in New York City, New York, as Grace Boyle. She was both an actress & an off-screen voice, (especially as "Woody Woodpecker"), the most popular character created by her second husband, Walter Lantz. She acted in three theatrical films: Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939), Chili Con Corny (1972) & Bye, Bye, Blackboard (1972). Stafford was married twice, first to Tom Keene for 20 or 21+ years, (1919 - 1940), then to Lanz later in 1940, for 51+ years, (1940 - 1992). She died Tuesday, March 17th, 1992.