Who is Charles Schulz?

Born on November 26, 1922, Charles Schulz is known for the comic strip “Peanut.” The comic strip is base on highlights of his childhood in St. Paul and his love of sports. He began drawing as a child. Teachers predicted that he was going to be an artist. Things didn’t go as the teacher thought. During his high school, he got a C-plus for one of his art classes and failing almost every course. In 1947 he produced a cartoon named Li’l Folks. He made several submissions to different national companies but were all ejected. He never gave up, meaning that his chance is coming. Finally, in 1950 United Features Syndicate bought Li’l Folks and renamed it to what we knew “Peanut,” a name Schulz never liked. Why the UFS renamed the name? They had to rename the name because there was already a well-known comic strip named Little Folks. On October 2 that year, the comic strip was in seven newspapers. Eventually, the comic became a huge success and was seen in many countries. Since Schulz has a stroke, he announced his retirement on December 14, 1999. At that point, he only cares about tomorrow. Unfortunately, Schulz passed away on February 12, 2000. Although Schulz could no longer be with us, his drawing would still be around the world and sharing the artwork with children.

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