Monday, November 26, 2007
Good grief
My World Almanac desk calendar tells me Peanuts creator Charles Schulz would have been 85 today. In his honor, I've got a couple great links for you about his life and work.

The New York Times recently reviewed David Michaelis' hefty biography of Schulz, shedding some light on the lonely life of a man who might have been America's most successful artist. (And note the wonderful illustration from the cartoonist Seth.)

Slate put up a slideshow that's a great quick-and-dirty bio accompanied by some of the existentialist strips. Slate points out that the Charlie Brown holiday specials everyone remembers (and that are probably on TV right now) make the cartoons seem much more upbeat than they are.

I feel like Peanuts is inextractable from my childhood... Have you already watched any of the TV specials this year? Looks like "A Charlie Brown Christmas" is on tomorrow...


By Grace Dobush | Notable Artists
11/26/2007 5:12:14 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)  #  Comments [2] 
11/27/2007 7:54:31 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
A few weeks ago the PBS “American Masters” series featured Charles Schulz and it was really enjoyable along with being informative. Seems like it was around two-hours long. If you’re a fan and didn’t get to watch it I would recommend you seeing it if you get the opportunity.

Below is a “link” to the PBS webpage featuring Charles Schulz…..and friends.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/schulz_c.html
11/27/2007 8:59:17 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Thanks for the tip!
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