FUN
FACTS
CHARLES
SCHULZ "FUN FACTS"
*Charles
Schulz was born on November 26, 1922 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
*Schulz
decided to study art after he saw a "Do you like to draw?" ad.
*Schulz
served in the army in World War II. After this he did lettering for
a church comic book, taught art, and sold cartoons to the Saturday Evening
Post.
*"Peanuts"
made its debut on October 2, 1950.
*Charlie
Brown was named after a friend in art school. Snoopy came about because
of a dog he had as a child.
*"Peanuts"
brought Charles Schulz international fame. He won the Reuben Award,
comic art's highest honor, in 1955 and 1964. He was named International
Cartoonist of the Year in 1978. This is an award voted on by 700 comic
artists around the world.
*In 1965,
CBS-TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas won an Emmy.
"FUN
FACTS" ABOUT SNOOPY AND THE PEANUTS GANG
*Snoopy
was born at the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm (which was later turned into a
parking lot).
*Snoopy's
first owner was Lila. She moved to an apartment that did not allow dogs.
Snoopy's second owner was Charlie Brown.
*Snoopy's
best friend is Woodstock, a yellow bird.
*Woodstock
and his bird friends, Harriet, Bill, Conrad, Roy, and Raymond are members
of the Beagle Scouts. Snoopy is the leader of the scouts.
*Dead (or
almost dead) Christmas trees are often called Charlie Brown trees because
one time Charlie Brown brought an almost dead tree back to life on Christmas
Eve.
Linus is
Charlie Brown's best friend and Lucy's younger brother. He is always
seen carrying his security blanket.
*Lucy is
Linus's older sister. Linus and Lucy do not get along and she does not
like Charlie Brown either! She is in love with Schroeder and hates it
when Snoopy kisses her.
*Schroeder
is the kid who is never seen without his miniature piano. He does not
like Lucy, despite her feelings for him.
*Sally
is Charlie Brown's younger sister. She has a crush on Linus. Linus,
however, does not like her.
*Peppermint
Patty is another kid in the neighborhood and Marcie is her best friend.
*Pigpen
is the kid that always has a cloud of dust circling him and that is
why he has his name.
*Franklin
is the first African-American character in the Peanuts cartoon. He first
met Charlie Brown on the beach when he rescued a ball for him from the
ocean.
*Rerun
is Lucy and Linus's baby brother.
*Shermy
was Charlie Brown's best friend until Linus came along.
