William R. "Bill" Ludwick (April 20th, 1920 - December 23rd, 2002) was a Goodyear engineer. He engineered and designed some of the famous balloons for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
List of Ludwick's Parade Designs []
- "Gorgeous Gobbler" by Macy's (1954)
- "Popeye" by King Features (1957)
- "Happy Dragon" by Macy's (1960)
- "Bullwinkle Moose" by The Kalmus Company (1961, along with John Grisak)
- "Donald Duck" by Walt Disney Productions (1962) (along with John Grisak)
- "Linus the Lionhearted" by Post Cereals (1964) (along with George Lucus)
- "Underdog" by Total TeleVision (1965) (along with Joe Harris)
- "Smokey Bear" by General Electric Company (1966) (along with Stanley Devies and Ralph Miller)
- "Snoopy" by United Media (1968)