Charles Monroe Schulz
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Charles Monroe Schulz, (1922-2000) was born to Carl and Dena Schulz on November 28, 1922. Otherwise known as "Sparky" Charles Schulz is and has been the father and creator of the "Peanuts" Cartoons since the 1950's. His cartoons were meant to help people with facing their everyday problems. The Peanuts cartoons and movies were able to later win Schulz two Reuben awards, two Peabody awards, five Emmy awards and a place in the Cartoonist Hall of Fame.
Schulz received the nickname "Sparky" at a young age from his uncle. This nickname was inspired by the Barney Google cartoon character Sparkplug the horse. Later in life the nickname managed to stick. While growing up, there was no television or other entertainment alike around yet. Everyone at the time Sparky was growing up got their entertainment from cartoons in the newspaper. Sparky loved cartoons such as Popeye and was able to draw his favorite cartoon characters at age six.
Charles Schulz was a very bright kid and skipped two grades while in grade school. While going to school with kids much older than he was, his cartoons began to be noticed by his fellow peers and teachers. At first, his cartoons were amazing to everyone and Sparky was asked to draw on notebooks and other pieces of paper that his peers could provide him. But after a while people began to loose interest and critique his drawings.
In November 1942, the same month his mother would die of colorectal cancer, Sparky was drafted in the army to help fight in WWII. While serving, his friends and fellow soldiers loved his drawings and he was asked to doodle on the letters sent home to families. But Schulz was never one to fight in the army. This is proved by the incident where he wouldn't throw a grenade into an enemy artillery base because he saw he saw a small dog wander into it. Later in life Schulz married twice and had five children by the end of the first marriage.
After his service in the army Schulz pursued his dream of becoming a professional cartoonist. And he did just that.
Schulz received the nickname "Sparky" at a young age from his uncle. This nickname was inspired by the Barney Google cartoon character Sparkplug the horse. Later in life the nickname managed to stick. While growing up, there was no television or other entertainment alike around yet. Everyone at the time Sparky was growing up got their entertainment from cartoons in the newspaper. Sparky loved cartoons such as Popeye and was able to draw his favorite cartoon characters at age six.
Charles Schulz was a very bright kid and skipped two grades while in grade school. While going to school with kids much older than he was, his cartoons began to be noticed by his fellow peers and teachers. At first, his cartoons were amazing to everyone and Sparky was asked to draw on notebooks and other pieces of paper that his peers could provide him. But after a while people began to loose interest and critique his drawings.
In November 1942, the same month his mother would die of colorectal cancer, Sparky was drafted in the army to help fight in WWII. While serving, his friends and fellow soldiers loved his drawings and he was asked to doodle on the letters sent home to families. But Schulz was never one to fight in the army. This is proved by the incident where he wouldn't throw a grenade into an enemy artillery base because he saw he saw a small dog wander into it. Later in life Schulz married twice and had five children by the end of the first marriage.
After his service in the army Schulz pursued his dream of becoming a professional cartoonist. And he did just that.