Snoopy Fun Facts

Q. Who is the creator of Charlie Brown and the Peanuts?
A.  Charles Schulz, for nearly 50 years, single-handedly designed, researched, wrote, and drew every panel and strip that appear in daily and Sunday newspapers around the world.

Q.  In what year was Charles Schulz born?
A.  Charles Schulz was born November 26, 1922

Q. Where did Charles Schulz go to Art School?
A.  Charles Schulz took a correspondence course in cartooning at what is now the Art Instruction Schools, Inc., in Minneapolis.

Q. What was Schulz like in school?
A.  Charles Schulz was a shy and insecure student struggling through the program, submitting his coursework by mail instead of in person and earning only a C+ in "Drawing of Children."

Q.  What obstacle got in the way after Schulz completed art school?
A.  Unfortunately after completing art school Schulz was drafted into World War II before successfully selling any of his cartoons. Within days of his induction into the military, Schulz's mother passed away of cancer.

Q.  What military position did Schulz hold?
A.  Schulz was a staff sergeant, and the leader of a machine-gun squad.

Q. Who offered Schulz his first job in cartooning?
A.  "Timeless Topix," a small Roman Catholic magazine, offered Schulz his first job in cartooning.  The magazine hired him to letter already drawn comics.  Although the position offered him no creative opportunities, it did keep Schulz on track and helped him to hone his lettering skills.

Q. Who did Charles Schulz name the charter Charlie Brown after?
A.  Schulz took on a second job as a teacher with his alma mater, Art Instruction Schools.  It was there he met a friend that inspired him in his future work, a friend named Charlie Brown, as well as a girl with red hair who broke his heart.  Schulz went on to land a weekly comic feature called "L'il Folks" in the St. Paul Pioneer Press.  The fruit of his creativity and labor, "L'il Folks" featured Charlie Brown and Shermy and became the sole focus of Schulz's career.

Q. With who did Charles Schulz sign his first 5 year contact starting his career as a full-time cartoonist?
A.  Schulz signed a five-year contract with United Feature Syndicate, New York City.

Q. What obstacle did Schulz have to face with is new contract with United Feature Syndicate?
A.  Syndicate's first major decision, because of legal issues surrounding the name "L'il Folks" ("Little Folks" and "L'il Abner" already existed), the strip was renamed "PEANUTS".

Q.  What were the PEANUTS main charters names?
A.  Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Woodstock, Franklin, Sally, Peppermint Patty, Schroeder, Pig Pen, Marcie and Rerun (Linus's little brother).

Q. In what year did Charles Schulz die?
A.  Charles Schulz died on February 12, 2000, in Santa Rosa, California, of complications due to colon cancer.  He was 77 years old at the time.  It was only hours before his last original PEANUTS strip was to appear in Sunday newspapers.

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