Bill Melendez died.

by victor frankenstein on Sep 4, 2008 7:57 PM PDT

Who?

For those of you not named Natto , Bill Melendez was the animator for the comic strip Peanuts.

NOT the illustrator - that was Charles Schulz - but this would be the fellow largely responsible for giving #5 (The dancing kid) his smooth (and all too rare 'round these parts) moves.

He was also , apparently , the voice - sort of - of Snoopy.

I'm betting this doesn't mean diddly to any but a handful of us "octogenarians"...let us bow our balding heads.

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by victor frankenstein on Sep 4, 2008 8:02 PM PDT reply actions

RIP

Farewell, Ray. We'll miss your smile and your sugar. Welcome, Steve Hammond "Eggs". Throw strikes.
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by Natto on Sep 4, 2008 8:03 PM PDT reply actions

So now the three creative forces behind a brilliant scene (not to mention the entire show) are gone:
The creator – Charles Schultz
The composer – Vince Guaraldi
The animator – Bill Melendez

Zooperstars, they quack me up!

by Goofus on Sep 9, 2008 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions