'Peanuts' animator Bill Melendez dies at 91
30.11.1999 /
<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080904/ap_en_mo/obit_melendez'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080904/capt.1102727abd3448de9b5d3b2252502955.obit_melendez_la115.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=3mO2_hTmUb3jvyHx2I4pkw--' align='left' height='85' width='130' alt='In this Feb. 18, 2000 file photo, Peanuts animator Bill Melendez is seen here in his Sherman Oaks studio in Los Angeles. Melendez, the animator who gave life to the Peanuts characters in scores of TV specials and movies, including holiday classics such as 'A Charlie Brown Christmas,' died Tuesday Sept. 2, 2008 in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)' border='0' /></a>AP - Bill Melendez, the animator who gave life to Snoopy, Charlie Brown and other "Peanuts" characters in scores of movies and TV specials, has died. He was 91.</p><br clear='all'/>
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