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'''Charles M Schulz''' (1922 - 2000) was an American Cartoonist and creator of the successful nationally syndicated comic strip [[Peanuts]]. Born in [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]], he was the only child of Dena and Carl Schulz. From an early age illustration and comics were an important part of Schultz's life. He would serve in the American Army during [[World War II]]. On October 2, 1950 the Comic Strip Peanuts debuted in 7 newspapers. Featuring the stories of [[Charlie Brown]], [[Snoopy]], [[Linus_Van_Pelt|Linus]] and [[Lucy_Van_Pelt|Lucy]], and a whole cast of characters, Schulz would show the world a depth and humor that was not often seen in the comics. In his career Schulz was awarded the Reuben Award twice for his talents and Peanuts strips would be read in over 2600 newspaper. Schulz annonced his retirement for health reasons in 1999 having drawn, inked and created the Peanuts stories for nearly 50 years. Schulz passed away shortly thereafter, on Saturday, February 12, 2000, just hours before the final Peanuts Sunday strip appeared in newspapers.
==References==
*[http://www.schulzmuseum.org/ Charles M Schulz Museum]
==References==
*[http://www.schulzmuseum.org/ Charles M Schulz Museum]