Stramash Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 US animator Bill Melendez, who drew Snoopy, Charlie Brown and other Peanuts characters in numerous movies and TV specials, has died at the age of 91. Melendez was the only person Charles M Schulz, creator of the Peanuts comic strip, allowed to animate his work. Born in Mexico in 1916, he began his career at Disney, working on Mickey Mouse cartoons and such animated features as Pinocchio and Fantasia. He later moved to Warner Bros, where he drew Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck shorts. Melendez left the studio in 1948, spending the next 15 years as a director and producer on more than 1,000 commercials and movies for various animation companies. One of his works, Gerald McBoing-Boing, won the 1951 Academy Award for best animated short. A Charlie Brown Christmas was first broadcast in December 1965 Melendez became friends with Schulz in 1959 while creating TV commercials for the Ford motor company that featured Peanuts characters. He went on to produce, direct or animate some 70 Peanuts TV specials, beginning with 1965's A Charlie Brown Christmas. The show, which broke new ground for a cartoon, went on to become a Yuletide favourite in the US. Melendez created Emmy-winning specials based on the cartoon characters Cathy and Garfield, and was involved in animated versions of the Babar the Elephant books. According to his publicist, the veteran animator died on Tuesday at St John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California :cry: :cry: :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted September 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 Oh, know that, and he did have a damn good innings didnt he? But sitll allowed a lil bit of sadness. When I was very young, Peanuts was always my favourite cartoon! Just makes me feel a little older now that Schulz and Melendez are gone. is that better?? :twisted: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted September 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 Oh, know that, and he did have a damn good innings didnt he? But sitll allowed a lil bit of sadness. When I was very young, Peanuts was always my favourite cartoon! Just makes me feel a little older now that Schulz and Melendez are gone. is that better?? I understand mate. Felt the same way when Elvis passed. passed what or where?? :twisted: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted September 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 or an overly large and painful stool on August 16th 1977?? :twisted: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted September 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 or an overly large and painful stool on August 16th 1977?? Have you been talking with my sisters? I'll have you know that the doctor assured me it was nothing to worry about. You have sisters??? :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakeGeneve Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 or an overly large and painful stool on August 16th 1977?? Have you been talking with my sisters? I'll have you know that the doctor assured me it was nothing to worry about. Soory guys but do you mind if I ahem interupt.... Born in Mexico in 1916, he began his career at Disney, working on Mickey Mouse cartoons and such animated features as Pinocchio and Fantasia. He later moved to Warner Bros, where he drew Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck shorts. Would that have been the same time as Fritz Lang was directing Bugs Bunny cartoons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted September 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 Lake Geneve - didnt know Lang had directed Bugs??? Wild and unusual. Would love to see the ones he did. PiAnt - used to is no use to me lol :twisted: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakeGeneve Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 Lake Geneve - didnt know Lang had directed Bugs??? Wild and unusual. Would love to see the ones he did.PiAnt - used to is no use to me lol :twisted: Actually, reflecting on it I think I just f**ked up and mixed up names in my head! (Seem to having that sort of night)! No NOT Fritz Lang! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted September 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 Lake Geneve - didnt know Lang had directed Bugs??? Wild and unusual. Would love to see the ones he did.PiAnt - used to is no use to me lol :twisted: Actually, reflecting on it I think I just f**ked up and mixed up names in my head! (Seem to having that sort of night)! No NOT Fritz Lang! But I can remember seeing the 7 episodes of Tom & Jerry directed by Hitchcock!! :twisted: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakeGeneve Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 But Friz Freleng and Chuck Jones. Gee, I was relly addicted to those cartoons when I was young.........see what it did to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeusbheld Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 propers to melendez and chuck amok, but my favorite animators... old school, winsor mckay... gertie the dinosaur from about ninteteen ten and something.... AMAZING. otto messmer.. the original felix the cat, *before* all that bag of tricks bullshit. AMAZING. the Fleisher Bros (the guys that invented rotoscoping) Superman... AMAZING. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakeGeneve Posted September 8, 2008 Report Share Posted September 8, 2008 propers to melendez and chuck amok, but my favorite animators... old school, winsor mckay... gertie the dinosaur from about ninteteen ten and something.... AMAZING. otto messmer.. the original felix the cat, *before* all that bag of tricks bullshit. AMAZING. the Fleisher Bros (the guys that invented rotoscoping) Superman... AMAZING. Gertie the Dinosaur, mate never heard of it but sounds very interesting. You don't seem to be approaching 100 so I am wondering where & when you and Gertie met? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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