Paul, Minn.' and 'Drawn by 'Sparky'' (C.F. In 1937, Schulz drew a picture of Spike and sent it to Ripley's Believe It or Not! his drawing appeared in Robert Ripley's syndicated panel, captioned, 'A hunting dog that eats pins, tacks, and razor blades is owned by C. Schulz loved drawing and sometimes drew his family dog, Spike, who ate unusual things, such as pins and tacks. His uncle called him 'Sparky' after the horse Spark Plug in Billy DeBeck's comic strip Barney Google, which Schulz enjoyed reading. He was the only child of Carl Schulz and Dena Halverson, and was of German and Norwegian descent. The clean, minimalist drawings, the sarcastic humor, the unflinching emotional honesty, the inner thoughts of a household pet, the serious treatment of children, the wild fantasies, the merchandising on an enormous scale – in countless ways, Schulz blazed the wide trail that most every cartoonist since has tried to follow.' Early life and education Schulz's high school yearbook photo, 1940Ĭharles Monroe Schulz was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on November 26, 1922, and grew up in Saint Paul. ' Peanuts pretty much defines the modern comic strip', states Watterson, 'so even now it's hard to see it with fresh eyes. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential cartoonists in history, and cited by many cartoonists as a major influence, including Jim Davis, Murray Ball, Bill Watterson, Matt Groening, and Dav Pilkey. Charles Monroe ' Sparky' Schulz ( / ʃ ʊ l t s/ Novem– February 12, 2000) was an American cartoonist and the creator of the comic strip Peanuts, featuring his two best-known characters, Charlie Brown and Snoopy.

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