*sigh* "Peanuts" animator, voice of Snoopy and Woodstock, dies at 91

[jinxmchue]

Like me, you probably never knew his name, but you knew and loved his work.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080903/tv_nm/melendez_dc

Bill Melendez, best known for bringing the Peanuts characters to life with such classics as "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," died Tuesday at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica. He was 91.

Melendez, the only animator permitted by Charles M. Schulz to work with the Peanuts characters, earned eight Emmy Awards, 17 Emmy nominations, one Oscar nomination and two Peabody Awards. He began his career at Disney and Warner Bros., working on classic characters at those studios, and spent more than 70 years in the entertainment industry.

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Melendez went on to bring Charlie Brown and his pals to the screen in more than 63 half-hour specials, five one-hour specials, four feature films and more than 372 commercials. In addition to perennial favorites "A Charlie Brown Christmas" (1965) and "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" (1966), Melendez produced the Oscar-nominated "A Boy Named Charlie Brown" (1971), "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" (1973), "She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown" (1980) and "You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown" (1975). He also provided the voices for Snoopy and Woodstock through the years.

It's like saying goodbye to an old and very dear friend.

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Charlie Brown Christmas...with Woodstock fluttering from his nest....

[jtyangel]

Those are all regulars from my childhood viewing. My mother, who is 58, just adores Peanuts still. Sigh...everything and everyone has their day I suppose. May he RIP and may he have left knowing the memories he made for at least a couple of generations!

[jinxmchue]

Those are all regulars from my childhood viewing. My mother, who is 58, just adores Peanuts still. Sigh...everything and everyone has their day I suppose. May he RIP and may he have left knowing the memories he made for at least a couple of generations!

I hope forever.