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Charles M. Schulz

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Also known as Charles Monroe Schulz, Sparky Schulz, Sparky, Charles Schulz

American cartoonist, known for creating the comic strip, "Peanuts" (1922-2000)

Person · Open Library

Works
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Top works

  • Charles M. Schulz
  • Charles M. Schulz : (Peanuts Comics, Comic Strips, Charlie Brown, Snoopy)
  • Peanuts: Found in Translation
  • Sugar and Spice: Little Girls in the Funnies: An Exhibition of Peanuts Girls and Their Predecessors, Contemporaries, and Successors

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Film & TV

Writing · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Charles Monroe Schulz standing in at 5' 11½" (1.82 m) was born on November 26, 1922 (Sagittarius) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, nicknamed Sparky, was an American cartoonist, writer and producer best known for the comic strip "Peanuts" (which featured the characters Charlie Brown and Snoopy, among others) and several movies and tv shows like The Peanuts Movie (2015), The Charlie Brown and Snoopy…

Known for

  • Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity — Self (archive footage)2024
  • Who Are You, Charlie Brown? — Self - Creator of Peanuts (archive footage)2021
  • Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10 — Self (archive footage)2019
  • It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown — Self (archive footage)2015
  • Snoopy's Home Ice: The Story of the Redwood Empire Ice Arena — Himself (archive footage)2010
  • Good Ol' Charles Schulz — Self (archive footage)2007
  • The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' — Self2001
  • An Enduring Classic: Peanuts Creator Charles Schulz — Himself (archive footage)2000
  • Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years — Self2000
  • Bird by Bird with Annie: A Film Portrait of Writer Anne Lamott — Self1999

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
United States
Active from
1922
Active to
2000

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
69
Total plays
190

Charles Schulz (November 26, 1922 - February 12, 2000) was the creator of Charlie Brown and the Peanuts comic strip. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Charles+M.+Schulz">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Quotes

  • It seems beyond the comprehension of people that someone can be born to draw comic strips, but I think I was. My ambition from earliest memory was to produce a daily comic strip.
  • A cartoonist is someone who has to draw the same thing day after day without repeating himself.
  • I never give my work to somebody else and say, "What do you think about that?" I just don't trust anybody. If I think it's funny, or if I think it's silly, I send it in anyway because I'm just trying to please myself. I never try to please a certain audience. I think that's disastrous. There's no way in the world you can anticipate what your reader is going to like or dislike.
  • If I were a better artist, I'd be a painter, and if I were a better writer, I'd write books — but I'm not, so I draw cartoons!
  • I just draw what I think is funny, and I hope other people think it is funny, too.
  • The only thing I really ever wanted to be was a cartoonist. That's my life. Drawing.

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Key facts

Born
Charles Monroe Schulz , ( 1922-11-26 ) November 26, 1922, Minneapolis , Minnesota, U.S.
Died
February 12, 2000 (2000-02-12) (aged 77), Santa Rosa , California, U.S.
Area
Cartoonist , Writer, Inker
Notable works
Peanuts
Spouses
Joyce Halverson ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. April 1951</span>"}]]}'>1951 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1972 ) ​ Jean Forsyth Clyde ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. September 1973</span>"}]]}'>1973 ) ​
Children
5, including Meredith and Craig
Allegiance
United States
Branch
United States Army
Service years
1943–1945
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Unit
20th Armored Division
Conflicts
World War II
Other name
Sparky

via Wikipedia infobox

Works in European collections

2 objects attributed to Charles M. Schulz, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Charles Monroe "Sparky" Schulz (/ʃʌlz/ SHULZ; November 26, 1922 – February 12, 2000) was an American cartoonist who created the comic strip Peanuts, featuring the characters Charlie Brown and Snoopy.

Schulz was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and developed an interest in drawing while growing up in Saint Paul. He was conscripted in 1943 and served in the United States Army during the final years of World War II. After returning to Minnesota, Schulz began his comic strip career with Li'l Folks in 1947.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Charles M. Schulz” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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