Jose Cuauhtemoc "Bill" MelendezNovember 15, 1916 - September 2, 2008
If you're ever watching an old Warner Bros cartoon from the 40s and note a credit for animator J.C. Melendez, that would be the young fellow who started out at Disney in 1938, moved to Termite Terrace and in 1964 won an Emmy and a Peabody when, under Bill Melendez Productions he combined forces with a certain "Sparky" and Lee Mendolson to bring us A Charlie Brown Christmas.
Writer, animator, producer, director and actor (the voice of Snoopy), Bill Melendez was the original Joe Cool.
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http://www.billmelendez.tv/
