Read more Snoopy stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/14859/snoopy.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorWed, 23 May 2012 04:06:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36568/peanuts-animator-dies.htmlPeter Fearon<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=132949&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401004105' border='0' />The creator of the Charlie Brown TV specials and movies, one of the most popular animation franchises in entertainment history, has died at the age of 91 in Santa Monica, reports the Los Angeles Times . Jose Cuautemoc "Bill" Melendez brought the Peanuts characters to the screen and was the voice..."Peanuts" animator Bill Melendez in his Sherman Oaks studio in Los Angeles. Melendez, the animator who gave life to the cartoon characters in scores of TV specials and movies, died Tuesday. http://www.newser.com/story/36568/peanuts-animator-dies.htmlThu, 04 Sep 2008 04:33:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/9423/good-grief-peanuts-writer-was-depressive.htmlJonas Oransky<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=35724&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401031111' border='0' />Charles Shulz hid his dark side amid tales of Charlie, Lucy, Linus and Snoopy, according to a new biography. Snoopy's romance was secretly Shulz's extramarital affair, and Charlie Brown was victim to the very buried rage that Shulz took out on others. An old pal confirmed this dark portrayal, writing...Macy's Thanksgiving Parade Celebrates Its 80th Yearhttp://www.newser.com/story/9423/good-grief-peanuts-writer-was-depressive.htmlSat, 13 Oct 2007 20:23:13 CDT