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'Peanuts' animator and voice of Snoopy
Tribune NewspapersLOS ANGELES — Animator, director and producer Jose Cuautemoc "Bill" Melendez, whose television programs and theatrical films featuring Charles Schulz's "Peanuts" characters earned four Emmy Awards, an Oscar nomination and two Peabody Awards, died...Tags: Donald Duck, Film Festivals, Santa Monica, Religious Festivals, Walt Disney
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In Woodstock, historic dorm for boys school attended by Orson Welles faces demolition
Special to the Chicago TribuneAs a prep school student in Woodstock, young Orson Welles was known as a storyteller long before he panicked the nation with his famous "War of the Worlds" broadcast. Now slated for demolition, the school's former dormitory once nurtured the actor as...Tags: Orson Welles, Celebrity, Robert Wilson, Batavia, Radio
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IN THE GARAGE
THE CAR AND ITS OWNER 1967 Chevrolet Camaro owned by John Gargiulo WHAT MAKES IT INTERESTING This is the first year of the Camaro and it was one of the new muscle cars to hit the streets. When asked about the name, a Chevrolet sales executive joked...Tags: Dodge, Vehicles, Porsche, Chevrolet, Long Island
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'Peanuts' animator Bill Melendez dies at 91
The Associated PressBill 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. Melendez died of natural causes Tuesday at St. John's Health Center, according to publicist Amy...Tags: Health Treatments, Film Festivals, Ford Motor Co., Culture, Walt Disney
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Cartoonist makes best of the worst
Tribune reporterOn Sunday, a journey that started on newspaper comics pages nearly 30 years ago ended as it began--with its maverick creator, Lynn Johnston, bucking comic strip tradition. As she has promised for some years, she wrote an ending for her popular strip,...Tags: Retirement, Marriage, Newspaper and Magazine, Family
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Bill Melendez, 91, 'Peanuts' animator
The Associated PressBill 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. Mr. Melendez died Tuesday at St. John's Hospital, according to publicist Amy Goldsmith. He was...Tags: Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney
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All based on a true story
Forum Publishing GroupAren't you as jaded as I am, from all those movies that lean on the tired "based on a true story" crutch? Oh sure, "Titanic" was based on a true story. The ship did exist, and it did sink. "Scarface" was based on Al Capone, but having Al Pacino play...Tags: Film Festivals, Star Wars, Al Capone, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Al Pacino
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Paul West: A very clear window on the life of Sen. McCain
Media detectives seeking clues to the real John McCain have been tracing a well-worn path to the Naval Academy campus in Annapolis. That's where McCain exhibited early signs of leadership, though not in a traditional way. He was the unlikely ringleader,...Tags: Political Candidates, The White House, Prisons, John McCain, Ronald Reagan
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Deaths elsewhere
EDWIN O. GUTHMAN, 89 Journalist on Nixon 'enemies list' Edwin O. Guthman, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who was on the infamous "enemies list" prepared by aides of President Richard M. Nixon and who served as press secretary to Robert F....Tags: Colleges and Universities, National Government, The White House, Government, Awards and Prizes
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For better or worse, starting over
Los Angeles TimesStarting today, Lynn Johnston will go back to the beginning of her popular comic strip For Better or for Worse. (The strip runs on Page 11D.) Not long ago, Johnston, 61, had planned to retire this year and offer mostly reruns of the 29-year-old comic... -
Catching Up With ... Kim McQuilken
In his days at Allen High and Lehigh University, Kim McQuilken displayed the kind of golden arm that was destined for the big time. The Morning Call all-area, all-time team's starting quarterback was a third-round pick for the Atlanta Falcons in 1974 and...Tags: Lehigh University, Toys, Atlanta Falcons, Michael Vick, National Football League
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Pulitzer winner, enemy of Nixon
Associated PressLOS ANGELES — Edwin O. Guthman, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who was on the infamous "enemies list" prepared by aides of President Richard Nixon and served as press secretary to Robert F. Kennedy, died at 89. Mr. Guthman, who suffered from a...Tags: Colleges and Universities, National Government, Government, Awards and Prizes, Robert F. Kennedy
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