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Charles M. Schulz
26 November 1922 - 12 February 2000
Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on November 26, 1922, Charles M. Schulz was the only child of Dena and Carl Schulz. From birth, comics played an important role in Schulz’s life. At just two days old, an uncle nicknamed him “Sparky” after the horse Spark Plug from the Barney Google comic strip, and throughout his youth he and his father shared a Sunday morning ritual reading the funnies. Schulz always knew he wanted to be a cartoonist and was very proud when Ripley’s newspaper feature, Believe it or Not, published his drawing of the family dog in 1937.
Schulz put his artistic ambitions on hold during World War II while serving as a machine-gun squad leader, though he regularly sketched episodes of daily army life in his sketchbook. Following his discharge in 1945, Schulz returned to St. Paul to pursue a cartooning career. Between 1947 and 1950, he drew a weekly comic panel for the St. Paul Pioneer Press and also sold seventeen comic gags to The Saturday Evening Post. After many rejection slips, Schulz finally realized his dream of creating a nationally-syndicated daily comic strip when Peanuts debuted in seven newspapers on October 2, 1950. By 1965, Schulz was twice honored with the Reuben Award by the National Cartoonists Society for his talents, and Peanuts was an international success.
When Schulz announced his retirement for health reasons in December 1999, Peanuts was in more than 2,600 newspapers worldwide; he died shortly thereafter, on Saturday, February 12, 2000, just hours before the final Peanuts Sunday strip appeared in newspapers. (Source)
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Peanuts
51 editions - first published in 1952 Borrow -
Fly, You Stupid Kite, Fly
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The best nest
8 editions - first published in 1968 Borrow -
Snoopy and the Peanuts gang
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Peanuts Treasury
6 editions - first published in 1968 Borrow -
We Love You, Snoopy
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Snoopy
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Snoopy Large Format Landscapes
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A Charlie Brown Christmas
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Take It Easy Charlie Brown
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Hey Peanuts
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Charlie Brown All Stars
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You've come a long way, Charlie Brown
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You're So Smart, Snoopy: selected cartoons from 'You're out of sight, Charlie Brown'. Vol.1
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It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
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You're My Hero Charlie Brown: Selected cartoons from 'Peanuts Every Sunday', vol.2.
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Your Choice Snoopy
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Youve Done It Again Charlie Brown
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?Eres tú mi mamá?
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Snoopy, Come Home
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Love is walking hand in hand
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Charlie Brown's All Stars
4 editions - first published in 1966 Borrow -
Good Ol' Charlie Brown
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It's for You, Snoopy
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Jogging Is in Snoopy
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It's All Yours, Snoopy
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Les Dieux Du Tennis Etaient Contre Moi
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Peanuts jubilee
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Sunday's Fun Day, Charlie Brown: a new Peanuts book
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I Need All the Friends I Can Get
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Snoopy's Facts and Fun Book About Seasons
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Try It Again, Charlie Brown
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You Can Do It, Charlie Brown
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Christmas is together-time
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A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
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Snoopy, Come Home
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Snoopy's getting married, Charlie Brown
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Love Isn't Easy
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Here Comes Snoopy: Selected Cartoons from Snoopy, Vol.1
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Charlie Brown & Snoopy
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Tu N En Reviendras Pas, Charlie Brown
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Here's to You, Charlie Brown
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Snoopy Festival
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You're the Greatest Charlie Brown
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It's Your Turn Snoopy
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Peanuts for everybody: selected cartoons from 'We're right behind you, Charlie Brown', volume I
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You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown
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You'll Flip, Charlie Brown: a new Peanuts book
3 editions - first published in 1967 Borrow -
Happiness is a warm puppy
3 editions - first published in 1979 Checked out -
Snoopy and the Red Baron
3 editions - first published in 1966 Borrow -
It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown (Peanuts)
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It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown!
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Me Caire CA a Moi, Charlie Brown
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How to draw Peanuts
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What was bugging ol' Pharaoh?
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Hey, Peanuts!: selected cartoons from More Peanuts, vol. 2
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Security is a thumb and a blanket
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You Can't Win Them All Charlie Brown
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Good grief, more Peanuts
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You Need Help, Charlie Brown
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For the love of Peanuts: selected cartoons from'Good grief, more Peanuts',vol.2.
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You're in Love, Charlie Brown
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It's all yours, Snoopy!: selected cartoons from You've come a long way Charlie Brown. Vol. 1.
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All This and Snoopy Too: Selected Cartoons from You Can't Win Charlie Brown, Vol. 1
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Fun with peanuts
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Home is on top of a dog house
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Nice shot, Snoopy!: selected cartoons from The way of the fussbudget is not easy, vol.3
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The complete peanuts: 1950 to 1952
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A Kiss on the Nose Turns Anger Aside
2 editions - first published in 1995 -
Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown (Peanuts)
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Classroom Peanuts
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You're weird, sir!
2 editions - first published in 1982 -
The Peanuts grand piano book
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Snoopy Treasury
2 editions - first published in 1981 -
The Mad Punter Strikes Again
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Meme Mes Critiques Ratent LA Cible (Charlie Brown Et Sa Bande)
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A Peanuts Valentine
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Snoopy's Facts and Fun Book About Planes: Based on the Charles M. Schulz Characters
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Snoopy und die Peanuts-Knirspe
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UN Beagle Qui a Du Chien
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Snoopy's Facts and Fun Book about Houses: Based on the Charles M. Schulz Characters
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Al Colegio
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The Charlie Brown dictionary
2 editions - first published in 1973 DAISY -
Charlie Brown's super book of things to do and collect
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Sois Philosophe Charlie Brown
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It's Raining on Your Parade, Charlie Brown
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It's a Long Way to Tipperary (Peanuts Parade 2)
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Don't Give Up, Charlie Brown
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Your Dog, Charlie Brown
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L' increvable Charlie Brown
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The Literary Ace Strikes Again! (Peanuts at Work & Play)
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You're Out of Your Mind, Charlie Brown!
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Vas-y, Charlie Brown (You Can Do It, Charlie Brown in French)
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Youve Come Lon Way Sn
2 editions - first published in 1978 -
Snoopy's tennis book
2 editions - first published in 1979 -
Keep Up Good Work Charlie Brown
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You're Our Kind of Dog, Snoopy
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Here Comes Charlie Brown
2 editions - first published in 1981 -
Its Yours Snoopy
2 editions - first published in 1975 -
The complete Peanuts
2 editions - first published in 2004
Charles M. Schulz
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Alternative names
- Charles. Schultz
- By Charles M. Schulz.
- Charles Monro Schulz
History Created August 31, 2008 · 6 revisions
| March 18, 2013 | Edited by Tom Morris | merge authors |
| February 13, 2011 | Edited by Tom Morris | merge authors |
| April 29, 2010 | Edited by Lance Arthur | Add bio, dates |
| April 12, 2010 | Edited by Open Library Bot | Added photos to author pages. |
| August 31, 2008 | Created by ImportBot | Initial record created, from Talis MARC record. |