Peanuts Animator Dies

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Bill Melendez, 91, an Emmy Award-winning animator who transformed the two-dimensional drawings of the "Peanuts" comic strip into some of the most beloved cartoon characters on television and film, died Sept. 2 at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif. The cause of death was not reported.

animator of "A Charlie Brown Christmas," "The Great Pumpkin" and dozens of other Peanuts presentations.

remains the only animator Charles M. Schulz trusted to bring his famous comic strip figures to life.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/09/04/ST2008090401641.html

2008 ...

'A Charlie Brown Christmas' was the best thing I'd ever seen when I was like 9 years old.

 

[Vegeta897]

I remember when Charles Schulz died, I almost cried that day. Peanuts was one of my favorite things.

 

[Leto]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWaLxFIVX1s&NR=1

I liked Peanuts

 

[Darkside55]

I remember when Charles Schulz died, I almost cried that day. Peanuts was one of my favorite things.

 

[Kamikazie]

I loved Peanuts <3

 

[Jintor]

Peanuts was win.

 

[Cormeh]

Good grief. ;(

 

[soulslicer]

Sorry to be an arse, but I for one never liked Peanuts.

So to me, he's just another chip off the old block dead...

 

[Omnomnick]

^What he said kinda.

I always found that little kid with the yellow shirt really annoying :|

 

[PriNcE oF SpAcE]

peanuts sucks.

the nuts are ok though.