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Bill Melendez

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American animator and voice actor (1916–2008)

Bill Melendez
Melendez in 1987
Born
José Cuauhtémoc Melendez

(1916-11-15)November 15, 1916
DiedSeptember 2, 2008(2008-09-02) (aged 91)
Other namesC. Melendez
J.C. Melendez
William Melendez
Occupations
  • Animator
  • director
  • producer
  • voice actor
Years active1938–2006
Employers
Notable workPeanuts animated specials
Spouse
Helen Melendez
(m. 1940)
Children2, includingSteven C. Melendez

José Cuauhtémoc "Bill"Melendez (November 15, 1916 – September 2, 2008)[1][2] was a Mexican-American animator, director, producer, and voice actor. Melendez was known for working on thePeanuts animated specials, as well as providing the voices ofSnoopy andWoodstock. BeforePeanuts, he previously worked as an animator forWalt Disney Productions,Warner Bros. Cartoons, andUPA.[3]

In a career spanning over 60 years, he won sixPrimetime Emmy Awards and was nominated for thirteen more. In addition, he was nominated for anOscar and fiveGrammy Awards. The twoPeanuts specials,A Charlie Brown Christmas andWhat Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?, which he directed, were each honored with aPeabody Award.

Early life

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A native ofHermosillo,Sonora, Mexico, Melendez was educated in American public schools inDouglas, Arizona.[1] He later attended theChouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles (which would later becomeCalifornia Institute of the Arts).[1]

Early animation work (1935–1961)

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On completion of his studies, Melendez found his first job at a lumber mill. After watchingSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs, he gained employment at Disney in 1938, where he worked as an assistant animator toHawley Pratt whom he befriended and worked together to developed a naval game with toy ships. He worked on what are now considered classics:Pinocchio,Fantasia,Dumbo, andBambi and he worked once as an animator for aDonald Duck short,The Flying Jalopy.[4] Following the1941 Disney strike, Melendez was hired byLeon Schlesinger Productions, later known asWarner Bros. Cartoons, where he served as animator on theLooney Tunes andMerrie Melodies series. He worked inBob Clampett's unit, first as an assistant animator forRod Scribner, and then as a full animator starting withWagon Heels. After Clampett's departure in 1945, the unit was given toArthur Davis. When the number of animation units at Warner Bros. was reduced from four to three in 1947,[5] Melendez along withEmery Hawkins moved toRobert McKimson's unit for some time.

After animating several shorts for McKimson, Melendez was fired by producerEdward Selzer. Afterwards, he moved over toUnited Productions of America (UPA), where he animated on cartoons such asGerald McBoing-Boing (1950). Melendez also produced and directed thousands of television commercials, first at UPA, then John Sutherland Productions and Playhouse Pictures.[6] In 1963, Melendez founded his own studio in the basement of his Hollywood home.Bill Melendez Productions is still active and is currently run by his sonSteven C. Melendez.[7] In addition to animation, Melendez was once a faculty member at theUniversity of Southern California's Cinema Arts Department.

Melendez would also be referenced in the 1961Looney Tunes shortThe Pied Piper of Guadalupe, where his name was used for a music instructor forSylvester to learn how to play the flute. At that point, Melendez has been away from Warner Bros. for ten years.

Peanuts franchise (1959–2006)

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In 1959, Melendez was hired to do some animated television commercials featuring characters from the comic stripPeanuts for theFord Motor Company. These animations were seen by documentary producerLee Mendelson, and Mendelson hired Melendez to do some interstitial animations for a film he was producing about the comic strip entitledA Boy Named Charlie Brown.

Melendez was the only personPeanuts creatorCharles M. Schulz trusted to turn his popular comic creations intotelevision specials. He and his studio worked on every single television special anddirect-to-video film for thePeanuts gang and Melendez directed the majority of them. He provided the vocal effects for Snoopy and Woodstock in every single production, voice acting the characters in the studio by uttering gibberish, and the voices were mechanically sped up at different speeds to represent the two different characters, although some later specials had Snoopy speaking in a clear voice, reflecting how he would be thinking to himself in the comics.

According to an article inThe New York Times published shortly after his death, Melendez did not intend to do voice acting for the two characters. "Schulz would not countenance the idea of a beagle uttering English dialogue, Mr. Melendez recited gibberish into a tape recorder, sped it up and put the result on the soundtrack."[1] He also directed, did the animation for, and provided voice acting in the first four Peanuts theatrical films,A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969),Snoopy Come Home (1972),Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown (1977), andBon Voyage, Charlie Brown (1980), as well as the video gamesGet Ready for School, Charlie Brown! (1995) andSnoopy's Campfire Stories (1996).[8]

The last Peanuts-related production he worked on wasHe's a Bully, Charlie Brown (2006). Melendez andLee Mendelson, who also worked on thePeanuts specials, films, and TV shows, formed their own production team and did other animated specials. They were responsible for the first twoGarfield animated specials,Here Comes Garfield (1982) andGarfield on the Town (1983), as well asFrosty Returns (1992), the pseudo-sequel toRankin/Bass'Frosty the Snowman (1969).

National Student Film Institute

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During the 1980s and 1990s Melendez served on the advisory board of theNational Student Film Institute.[9][10]

Death

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Melendez died atSaint John's Health Center inSanta Monica, California, on September 2, 2008, at the age of 91.[11] No cause of his death was made public, but he had been in declining health after a fall a year earlier.[1] Melendez wascremated and his ashes were given to his family.

Posthumous return toPeanuts

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Archive recordings of his work asSnoopy and Woodstock were used for the filmThe Peanuts Movie.[12] This makes him the only member of the film's cast to have been involved in a previousPeanuts project, same forKristin Chenoweth, who won aTony Award for her performance asSally Brown inYou're a Good Man, Charlie Brown onBroadway. Melendez also has archival recordings on the film's game,Snoopy's Grand Adventure.

Melendez Films

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Bill Melendez Productions
Melendez Films
Melendez Features, Inc.
Company typePrivately held
IndustryAnimation
Film
Founded1962 (as Bill Melendez Productions)
FounderSteven C. Melendez
Bill Melendez
HeadquartersLondon,England,United Kingdom
Burbank, California,United States
Hermosillo,Sonora,Mexico
Key people
J.C. Melendez
Steven C. Melendez
Kaj Melendez
Mirza-Javed Melendez
ProductsAnimated feature films
Number of employees
70 (at peak)
DivisionsMendelson/Melendez Productions
WebsiteBill Melendez Inc

Melendez Films (formerlyBill Melendez Productions andMelendez Features, Inc.) is a film animation studio. It was founded in 1962 bySteven C. Melendez, the son of Bill. The studio produced the ambitious animated feature filmDick Deadeye, based on the operettas ofGilbert and Sullivan. In 1979 the company produced a one-and-a-half-hour television special based on theC.S. Lewis classic bookThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and the film subsequently won twoEmmy Awards for "best animated film" and "script adaptation". Melendez Films has also produced many series for television including "Fred Basset" and "The Perishers", as well as educational mini films likeMolly and the Skywalkerz forPBS, which were not rebroadcast for a couple of decades and did not surface on home media until after the 1998 VHS debut.[citation needed]

The company continues to create commercials inFrance,Italy,Spain,the Netherlands,Germany,Greece andSweden as well asthe UK andthe U.S. working for clients such asScandinavian Airlines,Schick,British Rail,Colgate,Ferrero, and theBritish Government.

Mendelson/Melendez Productions

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Mendelson/Melendez Productions
FormerlyLee Mendelson/Bill Melendez Productions
PredecessorPlayhouse Pictures
Founded1965
FoundersLee Mendelson
Bill Melendez
Defunct2006
FateRetirement of co-founderBill Melendez
SuccessorFilm Roman
Lee Mendelson Film Productions
Bill Melendez Productions
ProductsPeanuts
Garfield
(until 1983)
The Fantastic Funnies
No Man's Valley
OwnerLee Mendelson Film Productions
Bill Melendez Productions

Mendelson/Melendez Productions(sometimes credited asMendelson-Melendez Productions and formerly asLee Mendelson/Bill Melendez Productions.) was an American animation studio founded in 1965 and was active until 2006. It was mostly famous for itsPeanuts animated specials.

Filmography

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Films

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YearFilmAnimatorProducerDirectorActorRoleNotes
1940PinocchioYesNoNoNoAssistant animator
FantasiaYesNoNoNo
1941DumboYesNoNoNo
1942BambiYesNoNoNo
1943The Flying JalopyYesNoNoNo
A Corny ConcertoYesNoNoNoAssistant animator
Falling HareYesNoNoNo
An Itch in TimeYesNoNoNo
1945Draftee DaffyYesNoNoNo
Wagon HeelsYesNoNoNo
The Bashful BuzzardYesNoNoNo
1946Book RevueYesNoNoNo
Baby BottleneckYesNoNoNo
Kitty KorneredYesNoNoNo
The Great Piggy Bank RobberyYesNoNoNo
The Big SnoozeYesNoNoNo
1947The Goofy GophersYesNoNoNo
The Foxy DucklingYesNoNoNo
Doggone CatsYesNoNoNo
Mexican JoyrideYesNoNoNo
Catch as Cats CanYesNoNoNo
1948Two Gophers from TexasYesNoNoNo
What Makes Daffy DuckYesNoNoNo
A Hick a Slick and a ChickYesNoNoNo
Nothing But the ToothYesNoNoNo
Bone Sweet BoneYesNoNoNo
The Rattled RoosterYesNoNoNo
Dough Ray Me-owYesNoNoNo
The Pest That Came to DinnerYesNoNoNo
Odor of the DayYesNoNoNo
The Stupor SalesmanYesNoNoNo
Riff Raffy DaffyYesNoNoNo
1949Holiday for DrumsticksYesNoNoNo
Porky ChopsYesNoNoNo
Bowery BugsYesNoNoNo
Bye, Bye BluebeardYesNoNoNo
A Ham in a RoleYesNoNoNo
1950Punchy de LeonYesNoNoNo
Boobs in the WoodsYesNoNoNo
Spellbound HoundYesNoNoNo
The Leghorn Blows at MidnightYesNoNoNo
The Miner's DaughterYesNoNoNo
An Egg ScrambleYesNoNoNo
What's Up Doc?YesNoNoNo
It's Hummer TimeYesNoNoNo
GiddyapYesNoNoNo
Trouble IndemnityYesNoNoNo
A Fractured LeghornYesNoNoNo
Pop 'im Pop!YesNoNoNo
Gerald McBoing-BoingYesNoNoNo
Bushy HareYesNoNoNo
Dog CollaredYesNoNoNo
Albert in BlunderlandYesNoNoNo
1951Hare We GoYesNoNoNo
Bungled BungalowYesNoNoNo
A Fox in a FixYesNoNoNo
Corn PlasteredYesNoNoNo
Georgie and the DragonYesNoNoNo
The Wonder GlovesYesNoNoNo
1952The OompahsYesNoNoNo
Willie the KidYesNoNoNo
MadelineYesNoNoNo
1953Little Boy with a Big HornYesNoNoNo
Christopher CrumpetYesNoNoNo
Gerald McBoing-Boing's SymphonyYesNoNoNo
1954Ballet-OopYesNoNoNo
It's Everybody's BusinessYesNoNoNo
1957Energetically YoursYesNoYesNo
1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldYesNoNoNo
1969A Boy Named Charlie BrownNoYesYesYesSnoopy
1970The Rainbow BearYesNoYesNo
1972Snoopy Come HomeNoYesYesYesSnoopy, Woodstock
1975Dick Deadeye, or Duty DoneNoNoYesNo
Escape to Witch MountainYesNoNoNo
1977Race for Your Life, Charlie BrownNoYesYesYesSnoopy, Woodstock
1978Tooth BrushingNoYesYesYesSnoopy
1980Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!)NoYesYesYesSnoopy, Woodstock
1985Molly and the Skywalkerz: Happily Ever After [es]NoNoYesNoTelevision film forPBS, later,VHS video[13][14][15][16][17]
1989Molly and the Skywalkerz: Two Daddies?NoNoYesNoTelevision film forPBS, later,VHS video[17][18]
1992Cool WorldYesNoNoNo
2015The Peanuts MovieNoNoNoYesSnoopy, Woodstockarchival recordings

Television

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YearFilmAnimatorProducerDirectorActorRoleNotes
1956The Gerald McBoing-Boing ShowYesNoNoNo1 episode: The Election/The Fifty-First Dragon/Twirlinger Twins in the Ballet Lesson
1960The Bugs Bunny ShowYesNoNoNoclassic cartoons
1963A Boy Named Charlie BrownYesNoYesYesSnoopy
1965A Charlie Brown ChristmasNoYesYesYesSnoopy
1966Charlie Brown's All Stars!NoYesYesYesSnoopy
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie BrownNoYesYesYesSnoopy
1967You're in Love, Charlie BrownNoYesYesYesSnoopy
1968He's Your Dog, Charlie BrownNoYesYesYesSnoopy
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner HourYesNoNoNoclassic cartoons
1969Turn-OnYesNoNoNo1 episode
It Was a Short Summer, Charlie BrownNoYesYesYesSnoopy
1971Play It Again, Charlie BrownNoYesYesYesSnoopy
Babar Comes to AmericaNoYesYesNo
1972You're Not Elected, Charlie BrownNoYesYesYesSnoopy, Woodstock
1973There's No Time for Love, Charlie BrownNoYesYesYesSnoopy
A Charlie Brown ThanksgivingNoYesYesYesSnoopy, Woodstock
1974It's a Mystery, Charlie BrownNoYesNoYesSnoopy, Woodstock
It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie BrownNoYesNoYesSnoopy, Woodstock
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa ClausNoYesYesNo
1975Be My Valentine, Charlie BrownNoYesNoYesSnoopy, Woodstock
You're a Good Sport, Charlie BrownNoYesNoYesSnoopy, Woodstock
1976It's Arbor Day, Charlie BrownNoYesNoYesSnoopy, Woodstock
The Sylvester & Tweety ShowYesNoNoNoclassic cartoons
1977A Glee CartoonNoYesNoYesPrince Mac, Princess Marjorie
It's Your First Kiss, Charlie BrownNoYesNoYesSnoopy, Woodstock
1978What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown!NoYesYesYesSnoopy
1979You're the Greatest, Charlie BrownNoYesNoYesSnoopy, Woodstock
The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeNoNoYesNoAlso credited for story adaptation
1980She's a Good Skate, Charlie BrownNoYesNoYesSnoopy
Life Is a Circus, Charlie BrownNoYesNoYesSnoopy
1981It's Magic, Charlie BrownNoYesNoYesSnoopy, Woodstock
Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie BrownNoYesNoYesSnoopy, Woodstock
No Man's ValleyNoYesYesNo
1982Princess Marjorie: A Glee SpecialNoYesNoYesPrince Mac, Princess Marjorie, Mr. Penguin
A Charlie Brown CelebrationNoYesYesYesSnoopy, Woodstock
Here Comes GarfieldNoYesNoNo
1983Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown?NoYesNoYesSnoopy, Woodstock
It's an Adventure, Charlie BrownNoYesYesYesSnoopy, Woodstock
What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?NoYesYesYesSnoopy, Woodstock
Garfield on the TownNoYesNoNo
1983–1985The Charlie Brown and Snoopy ShowNoYesYesYesSnoopy, Woodstock
1984It's Flashbeagle, Charlie BrownNoYesYesYesSnoopy, Woodstock
1985Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie BrownNoYesYesYesSnoopy, Woodstock, Spike
The Romance of Betty BoopNoYesYesNo
It's Your 20th Television Anniversary, Charlie BrownNoYesYesYesSnoopy
You're a Good Man, Charlie BrownNoYesNoYesSnoopy (non-speaking), Woodstock
1986Happy New Year, Charlie Brown!NoYesYesYesSnoopy, Woodstock
1987CathyNoYesNoNo
1988Snoopy: The MusicalNoYesNoYesSnoopy (non-speaking), Woodstock
It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie BrownNoYesNoYesSpike
Cathy's Last ResortNoYesNoNo
1988–1989This Is America, Charlie BrownNoYesYesYesSnoopy, WoodstockAlso credited as writer for 4 episodes
1989Cathy's ValentineNoYesNoNo
1990You Don't Look 40, Charlie BrownNoYesYesYesHimself
Why, Charlie Brown, Why?NoYesNoYesSnoopy, Woodstock
Merrie Melodies: Starring Bugs Bunny and FriendsYesNoNoNoclassic cartoons
1991Snoopy's ReunionNoYesNoYesSnoopy, Snoopy's Siblings
1992It's Spring Training, Charlie BrownYesYesNoYesSnoopy, Woodstock
It's Christmastime Again, Charlie BrownNoYesYesYesSnoopy, Woodstock
Frosty ReturnsNoYesYesNo
1994You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie BrownNoYesYesYesSnoopy, Woodstock
1995That's Warner Bros.!YesNoNoNoclassic cartoons
1997It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie BrownNoYesYesYesSnoopy, Woodstock
2000Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great YearsNoYesYesYesSnoopy, Woodstock
It's the Pied Piper, Charlie BrownNoYesYesYesSnoopy
2002A Charlie Brown ValentineNoYesYesYesSnoopy
Charlie Brown's Christmas TalesNoYesNoYesSnoopy, Woodstock
2003Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie BrownNoYesYesYesSnoopy
I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie BrownNoYesYesYesSnoopy, Woodstock, Spike
2006He's a Bully, Charlie BrownNoYesYesYesSnoopy, Woodstock
2008Peanuts Motion ComicsNoNoNoYesSnoopyarchival recordings

Video games

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YearFilmAnimatorProducerDirectorActorRoleNotes
1995Get Ready for School, Charlie Brown!YesYesYesYesSnoopy, Woodstock
1996Snoopy's Campfire StoriesYesNoYesYesSnoopy, Woodstock
2015The Peanuts Movie: Snoopy's Grand AdventureNoNoNoYesSnoopy, Woodstockarchival recordings

References

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  1. ^abcdeFox, Margalit (September 4, 2008)."Bill Melendez, 'Peanuts' Animator, Dies at 91".The New York Times. Archived fromthe original on September 30, 2018. RetrievedOctober 6, 2021.
  2. ^"Peanuts' animator Melendez dies".BBC. September 4, 2008.Archived from the original on September 6, 2008. RetrievedSeptember 4, 2008.
  3. ^Beck, Jerry (September 3, 2008)."Bill Melendez 1916-2008".Cartoon Brew. RetrievedOctober 22, 2024.
  4. ^"Bill Melendez, Comics Creator, Businessman and Peanuts Animator".thecartoonists.ca. Archived from the original on November 30, 2010.
  5. ^"Robert McKimson's "A Ham In A Role" |".cartoonresearch.com.Archived from the original on December 9, 2024. RetrievedDecember 6, 2024.
  6. ^Solomon, Charles (September 4, 2008)."Animator of 'Peanuts' TV specials and voice of Snoopy".The Los Angeles Times.Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. RetrievedNovember 25, 2020.
  7. ^"Bill Melendez Prod. Inc".billmelendez.tv.Archived from the original on December 14, 2009. RetrievedFebruary 4, 2010.
  8. ^"Bill Melendez at Moby Games"Archived October 25, 2017, at theWayback Machine. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  9. ^National Student Film Institute/L.A: The Sixteenth Annual Los Angeles Student Film Festival. The Directors Guild Theatre. June 10, 1994. pp. 10–11.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  10. ^Los Angeles Student Film Institute: 13th Annual Student Film Festival. The Directors Guild Theatre. June 7, 1991. p. 3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  11. ^"'Peanuts' animator Bill Melendez dies at 91".TODAY.com. September 4, 2008.Archived from the original on November 20, 2020. RetrievedMay 20, 2020.
  12. ^Russ Fischer (March 17, 2014)."New 'Peanuts' Movie First Look: Charlie Brown and Snoopy Head Back to the Big Screen". Slashfilm.Archived from the original on March 18, 2014. RetrievedApril 20, 2020.
  13. ^"Molly and Skywalkerz In Happily Ever After".TVGuide.com.Archived from the original on January 24, 2025. RetrievedNovember 24, 2024.
  14. ^"Molly and the Skywalkerz in Happily Ever After (película 1985)".La Vanguardia (in Spanish). November 24, 2024.Archived from the original on January 23, 2025. RetrievedNovember 24, 2024.
  15. ^"Happily Ever After - Long-métrage d'animation (1985)".SensCritique [fr] (in French).Archived from the original on January 25, 2025. RetrievedNovember 24, 2024.
  16. ^"Molly and the Skywalkerz: Happily Ever After (1985)".Behind The Voice Actors.Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. RetrievedNovember 24, 2024.
  17. ^abKelly, Brendan (December 2, 1999)."Cinar nabs Wonderworks' family pix".Variety. Archived fromthe original on September 18, 2023. RetrievedNovember 24, 2024.The two animated pics in the library are "Molly and the Skywalkerz in Happily Ever After" and "Molly and the Skywalkerz in Two Daddies," both featuring the voices ofCarol Burnett andDanny DeVito and produced byHenry Winkler.
  18. ^"Molly And The Skywalkerz: Two Daddies? (1989)".Moviefone. RetrievedNovember 24, 2024.

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