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NEWS ABOUT: Charles Schulz

Charles Schulz stories: 3 news summaries

 Highest Earning Dead Celebs 

Michael Jackson, predictably, made the list—but not at No. 1

Oct 28, 09 12:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - The stars on Forbes ' annual list of the top-earning dead celebrities number, appropriately, 13. To make the list, a "deleb" must have brought in at least $6 million in the past year. This year's list is notably missing former mainstays Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, and Steve McQueen,... More »

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entertainment • Dr. Seuss • Andy Warhol • John Lennon • Jimi Hendrix • celebrity • Elvis Presley • Albert Einstein • Michael Jackson • Yves Saint Laurent • J. R. R. Tolkien • Rodgers and Hammerstein • Charles Schulz • Michael Crichton • Aaron Spelling • celebrity death

Schroeder 'Played' Real Beethoven 

Schulz's love of classical music came through in comic

Jan 14, 09 5:39 AM CST
(Newser) - The written notes that rose over Schroeder's piano weren't just doodles, scholars studying Peanuts tell the New York Times. Charles Schulz loved classical music as much as his Beethoven-obsessed character and carefully transcribed notes from real Beethoven scores to provide a soundtrack for every comic strip in which Schroeder was... More »

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classical music • Peanuts • comic strips • Charles Schulz • Beethoven

 Peanuts Animator Dies

Bill Melendez was also 'voice' of Snoopy

Sep 4, 08 4:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - The creator of the Charlie Brown TV specials and movies, one of the most popular animation franchises in entertainment history, has died at the age of 91 in Santa Monica, reports the Los Angeles Times. Jose Cuautemoc "Bill" Melendez brought the Peanuts characters to the screen and was the... More »

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Peanuts • Charlie Brown • Snoopy • Bill Melendez • Disney Studios • National Cartoonist Society • A Charlie Brown Christmas • A Boy Named Charlie Brown • Snoopy, Come Home • Charles Schulz

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