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Bill Melendez
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Director, Producer Born: November 15, 1916 in Hermosillo, Mexico Death: September 2, 2008 Biography:Some animators remain forever associated with one creation or series of creations; this was particularly true for Bill Melendez, who remained closely tied to his majestic ability to bring Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts characters to life. Born Jose Cuautemoc in Sonora, Mexico, in 1916, Melendez studied illustration at CalArts (née the Chouinard Art Studio) and began his career at the age of 22, signing on as an animator with the Disney studios on such feature classics as Fantasia (1940), Pinocchio (1940), Dumbo (1941), and Bambi (1942). In subsequent years, he moved to Warner Brothers as an animator on Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Porky Pig cartoons, then to UPA (ca. 1948), where he helped animate innumerable theatrical featurettes and commercials. Melendez's connection with Schulz arrived in conjunction with his UPA work doing advertising spots for the prestigious J. Walter Thompson agency; a big fan of... Full Biography
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