Charles M. Schulz, "Peanuts" creator, 77

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http://cnn.com/2000/US/02/13/schultz.obit/index.html

'Peanuts' creator Charles M. Schulz dies at 77
February 13, 2000
Web posted at: 2:42 a.m. EST (0742 GMT)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Charles M. Schulz, the cartoonist who delighted the
world with the adventures and adversities of Charlie Brown, his friends and
a dog named Snoopy, died on Saturday. He was 77.

Schulz, who was diagnosed with colon cancer and suffered a series of small
strokes during emergency abdominal surgery in November 1999 and announced
his retirement a few weeks afterward, died in his sleep at about 9:45 p.m.,
his son Craig Schulz said.

His wildly popular comic strip, "Peanuts," made its debut on Oct. 2, 1950.
The travails of the "little round-headed kid" and his pals eventually ran in
more than 2,400 newspapers, reaching millions of readers in 68 countries.


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