Charles Schulz - Creator of the "Peanuts" Comic Strip
He brought us characters like a dog who thought his doghouse was a Sopwith Camel, a boy who played Beethoven on a toy piano, and a kid who could never remember not to let Lucy hold the football while he was kicking. He was Charles Schulz, creator of the beloved "Peanuts" comic strip.
Three reasons to love Charles Schulz
- Charlie Brown being too shy to ever talk to the little red-haired girl
- Snoopy flying his Sopwith Camel
- Linus waiting for the Great Pumpkin
- Snoopy flying his Sopwith Camel
- Linus waiting for the Great Pumpkin
Charles Schulz Biography
Charles Monroe Schulz (November 26, 1922 ? February 12, 2000) was an American cartoonist best known worldwide for his Peanuts comic strip.
Charles Schulz Timeline
Highlights from the Life of "Peanuts" Creator Charles Schulz
1922 - Charles Schulz born in Minnesota
1934 - the Schulz family gets a black and white dog named Spike that would become the inspiration for Snoopy
1937 - Schulz's first drawing published in Ripley's "Believe it or Not" comic strip (the drawing was of Spike)
1939 - Schulz enrolled in a correspondence cartoon course
1943 - drafted into the Army and sent to Europe
1947 - his cartooning career begins when he sold a cartoon feature called "Li'l Folks" to the St. Paul Pioneer Press
1948 - Schulz sold 17 panel cartoons to the Saturday Evening Post
1950 - "Li'l Folks" was sold to United Feature Syndicate and they renamed it "Peanuts." The strip debuted in seven papers.
1952 - the first "Peanuts" book collection was published
1958 - Shulz named Cartoonist of the Year by Yale University
1962 - National Cartoonist Society named "Peanuts" Best Humor Strip of the Year and "Happiness is a Warm Puppy" made it to the New York Times bestseller list
1965 - "A Charlie Brown Christmas" won an Emmy and a Peabody Award
1967 - "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" opened off-Broadway
1973 - "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" won an Emmy
1975 - "You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown" won an Emmy
1983 - Camp Snoopy opened at Knott's Berry Farm
1986 - Charles Schulz was inducted into the National Cartoon Museum
1996 - Schulz got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
1999 - Schulz announced his retirement
February 2000 - Charles Schulz died of colon cancer
1934 - the Schulz family gets a black and white dog named Spike that would become the inspiration for Snoopy
1937 - Schulz's first drawing published in Ripley's "Believe it or Not" comic strip (the drawing was of Spike)
1939 - Schulz enrolled in a correspondence cartoon course
1943 - drafted into the Army and sent to Europe
1947 - his cartooning career begins when he sold a cartoon feature called "Li'l Folks" to the St. Paul Pioneer Press
1948 - Schulz sold 17 panel cartoons to the Saturday Evening Post
1950 - "Li'l Folks" was sold to United Feature Syndicate and they renamed it "Peanuts." The strip debuted in seven papers.
1952 - the first "Peanuts" book collection was published
1958 - Shulz named Cartoonist of the Year by Yale University
1962 - National Cartoonist Society named "Peanuts" Best Humor Strip of the Year and "Happiness is a Warm Puppy" made it to the New York Times bestseller list
1965 - "A Charlie Brown Christmas" won an Emmy and a Peabody Award
1967 - "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" opened off-Broadway
1973 - "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" won an Emmy
1975 - "You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown" won an Emmy
1983 - Camp Snoopy opened at Knott's Berry Farm
1986 - Charles Schulz was inducted into the National Cartoon Museum
1996 - Schulz got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
1999 - Schulz announced his retirement
February 2000 - Charles Schulz died of colon cancer
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Charlie Brown DVDs
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I used to love watching the Peanuts TV specials when I was little, particularly "A Charlie Brown Christmas." Now I get to enjoy it all over again with my kids.
Charlie Rose with James Stewart; Rebecca Miller; Ruth Brown (March 22, 1996)
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Charlie Rose with Sydney Pollack; Greg Kinnear; Tony Brown (December 22, 1995)
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Charlie Rose with Rikki Klieman & Martin Garbus; Christie Whitman; Caio Fonseca (November 22, 1996)
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Charles Schulz Books
Books by and about the creator of the Peanuts comic strip.
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- JohannTheDog JohannTheDog Aug 18, 2008 @ 8:41 pm
- Charles Schulz and Snoopy rawk! Interesting facts here I did not know. Thanks!
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