Maria Leaf
WMAL.com
WASHINGTON– The man behind dozens of Peanuts holiday specials including “A Charlie Brown Christmas” has died.
Lee Mendleson lost his battle with Cancer on Christmas Day at the age of 86.
The official announcement was made by the Charles M. Schultz Museum in Santa Rosa, CA.
The @schulzmuseum would like to recognize the passing of Lee Mendelson who died on December 25th at the age of 86. Lee Mendelson, Charles M. Schulz, and Bill Melendez (L-R) produced fifty television specials and four animated feature films. [ : R. Smith Kiliper] pic.twitter.com/y5ue9X8rdi
— Charles M. Schulz Museum (@SchulzMuseum) December 27, 2019
Mendelson also wrote the lyrics for the song “Christmas Time is Here”.
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