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The research that we have done has led us to many information from a lot of various sources. Some of our information came from people that worked with Charles Schulz, some of our information has came from very generous people that have provided us information, some of our information came from various websites and books. The research that we have found has lead us to his birthday and some background about his life, November 26, 1922 to February 12, 2000 (aged 77). Also, some of the background information we have learned abt was who he married such as Joyce Halverson (1951 – 1972)

Jean Forsyth Clyde (1973 – 2000). After that, some more background information that we learned about was that he died because of colon cancer and he was a christian and was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and grew up in Saint Paul. Also, some more information that my partner and I have learned about were all the places that were named after him. Some of these places are Jean and Charles Schulz Information Center, Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center, Charles M. Schulz - Sonoma County Airport. Charles Schulz legacy was that he had all these places named after so people started to pay attention to his comic strips. Also, his legacy is having won so many awards for being one of the greatest cartoonist. After that, he was the third most payed celebrity, in 2006 Forbes ranked Schulz as the third highest-earning deceased celebrity, having earned $35 million in the previous year. Finally, his legacy affected people because everyone saw his comic strips in the front of every newspaper.

My partner and I have chosen Charles Schulz because we thought he would be the best representation of the theme, The Individual in History: Actions and Legacies. We thought Charles Schulz would be the best representation of the theme because ha had a great affect on cartoonist urging them to follow there dreams just like e did because ever scence he was a kid he was made fun off his drwings and his comics but when he folowed his dream he achived what his classmats thought was impossile for him. Also, we chose Charles Schulz because he had shown people what he did by reeving many awards and having many places named after himself. Finally, he is famous for his Peanuts comic strip which implied a lot of humor.

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Charles Schulz's influence on other cartoonists.

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Other Characters

Pigpen- The messy one. Schroeder- The piano player. Franklin- The boy in the green shirt. Peppermint Patty- The tomboyish, Charlie Brown admirer. Linus- The boy with the security blanket. Woodstock- The little yellow bird.







Sketch of Charlie Brown's skeleton.

Characters of the Comics

Charlie Brown

Charlie Brown, the famous yellow shirted, bald headed kid has become an American legend. He is also troubled and has more downs than ups in his life. Despite this fact, he is the most beloved animation and comic strip characters. This Peanuts character came from Charles Schulz's own childhood adventures and experiences. One of the most well known sequences with Charlie brown in it also contains another character, Lucy. Yes, yes, it is the unforgettable football scene. This scene of Charlie Brown running for the football and then toppling onto his back first appeared on November 16, 1952.


Snoopy

Snoopy, the beloved Peanuts Beagle was based off of Charles Schulz's family dog, Spike. His adventures as a flying ace were based on Charles Schulz's own experiences from World War II. The first licensed Snoopy product came in the form of a plastic doll, but has now expanded into clothing, greeting cards, dishware, and many other products. Television specials from the 1960's are still around today with their original viewing audience.

In the 1990's, Snoopy would become the primary advertising character for the insurance company Met Life. On October 25, 2007, Met Life launched its blimp program to celebrate their 20th anniversary. this blimp project consists of three blimps, the "Snoopy One, "Snoopy Two", and "Snoopy Three." These three blimps, which are the most recognized blimps in the United States, provide aerial coverage for many sporting events. Since then, Snoopy has been a great advertising icon for many companies and items for children.

Lucy

Lucy was introduced into the Peanuts comic strips on March 3, 1952. But before Lucy, there was Voilet. She was a brown haired girl who also played the classic football prank on Charlie Brown. Now back to Lucy. Even though she has a crabby side, she also has a romantic side. She has been in love with Schroeder for a long time, but Schroeder has never been to affectionate towards Lucy. Also, Lucy is always nagging Linus to get rid of his security blanket. The only time when Lucy actually felt sorry for his little brother was in the T.V special "It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" when linus was stuck in the pumpkin patch all night. In the episode, Lucy got candy and put Linus in bed after Halloween night was over. One of the most famous qoutes in comic strip history is with Lucy and Snoopy where Lucy says," Happiness is a warm puppy."

Charles Schulz Biography

Charles Schulz, the widely known Peanuts comics creator, was born in Minneapolis , Minnesota on November 26, 1992. He was born an only child to his parents Dena and Carl Schulz. Carl was a barber and an avid comic strip fan. Schulz always knew he wanted to be a cartoonist. It first showed when Ripley's newspaper published his drawing of the family dog, who was claimed as a hunting dog who ate pins, tacks, and razor blades, in 1937. The dog, Spike, would later become the inspiration for the beloved Peanuts beagle, Snoopy.

He later put his artistic ambitions on hold when he served in WWII as an infantry machine gunner in Europe. During the war, he would sketch episodes of daily war life in his notebook. After the war, he returned to St. Paul and pursued his cartooning career and between 1947 and 1950, he drew a weekly comic panel for the St. Paul Pioneer Press and also sold seventeen gags to The Saturday Evening Post. In 1950, he married Joyce Halverson, and at the same time, the Peanuts comics had debuted in seven newspapers on October 12. Also, United Feature Syndicate, one of the largest buyers and sellers of comic strips, liked Schulz's comics but asked if the comics could have a little more action. By 1965, he was honored twice with the Reuben award and Peanuts had become an international success. Then in 1959, he moved to northern California. His marriage to Joyce lasted until 1970. After his divorce, he married Jeannie Clyde, a pilot, poet, and documentary film producer. They then moved to Santa Rosa California and Charles had built his own ice rink to help him enjoy his love of hockey. His great success had come from his own childhood. He had based most of the Charlie Brown character on his own childhood adventures, and Charlie Brown had become an icon of life's down side.

In December of 1999, Schulz announced his retirement for health reasons. At that time, the Peanuts comics were in more than 2,600 newspapers worldwide. He had hand drawn all 18,000 Peanuts comics Then, in February of 2000, he died just before his final Peanuts Sunday strip was released into the newspapers. By then, his Syndicated cartoon strip, Peanuts, was running in over 2000 newspapers around the world. The Charles Schulz museum and research center in Santa Rosa , California opened in honor of the famous cartoonist in August, 2002. His comics have been popular for over four decades and has never depicted any adults. Despite of this tradition, it is popular with parents and kids around the world.