Charles M. Schulz Net Worth

Charles M. Schulz Net Worth is
$1.7 Million

Charles M. Schulz Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

Charles Monroe Schulz (November 26, 1922 – February 12, 2000), nicknamed Sparky, was an American cartoonist, best known for the comic strip Peanuts (which featured the characters Snoopy and Charlie Brown, among others). He is widely regarded as one of the most influential cartoonists of all time, cited as a major influence by many later cartoonists. Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson wrote in 2007: "Peanuts pretty much defines the modern comic strip, so even now it's hard to see it with fresh eyes. 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."

Full Name	Charles M. Schulz
Date Of Birth	November 26, 1922
Died	2000-02-12
Place Of Birth	Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Height	5' 11½" (1.82 m)
Profession	Writer, Producer, Production Manager
Education	Saint Paul Central High School
Nationality	American
Spouse	Jean Schulz, Joyce Halverson
Children	Craig Schulz, Meredith Hodges, Jill Schulz, Monte Schulz, Amy Schulz
Parents	Dena Halverson, Carl Schulz
Awards	Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year, Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement - Children's Programming
Nominations	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program, Primetime Emmy Award for Special Classification Of Individual Achievements, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming - Informational/Factual, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program
Movies	The Peanuts Movie, A Charlie Brown Christmas, It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Come Home, A Boy Named Charlie Brown, Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown, I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown, It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown, Snoopy's Reunion, It's the Pied Piper, Ch...
TV Shows	Peanuts, The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown, Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown, Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown, He's a Bully, Charlie Brown, It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown, A Char...
Star Sign	Sagittarius

#	Quote
1	As for Linus...one day I drew this funny little character with funny hair, and I thought he might be a good little brother for Lucy. So that's how Linus got started. Linus is a lot of fun to draw. He is very flexible, especially his hair, and it's fun to draw wild expressions on Linus...like when Lucy is yelling at him. I'm very proud of the overall character of Linus. I think he's the most well-rounded individual in the group.
2	I sometimes wonder when Lucy is staring back at me from the comic strip what she might be thinking. But Lucy's a lot of fun to draw. I like giving her those wild expressions of anger and terror and anxiety that she often expresses. She's fun to work with because she has this violence within her. Lucy's kind of a composite of all the fussbudgets I've known in the world...both men and women.
3	I think Snoopy is the easiest of the characters to draw and probably the most fun. Snoopy represents the dream of a lot of people who would like to be a club champion or to be a world-famous flying ace. But there's another quality about Snoopy that I think makes the whole thing work. This is a quality of innocence combined with a little bit of egotism. You put those qualities together, and I think you have trouble, especially with Snoopy.
4	[on his favorite strip]: That was the one where the kids are looking at the clouds and Linus says 'See that one cloud over there? It sort of looks like the profile of Thomas Eakins, the famous portrait painter. And that other group over there - that looks as though it could be a map of British Honduras. And then do you see that large group of clouds up there? I see the stoning of Stephen. Over to the side I can see the figure of the apostle Paul standing'. Then Lucy says, 'That's very good, Linus. It shows you have quite a good imagination. What do you see in the clouds , Charlie Brown?' And Charlie says, 'Well I was going to say I saw a ducky and a horsey but I've changed my mind.
5	I want to keep the strip simple. I like it, for example, when Charlie Brown watches the first leaf of fall float down and then walks over and just says 'Did you have a good summer?'
6	Snoopy's not a real dog of course - he's an image of what people would like a dog to be. But he has his origins in Spike, my dog I had when I was a kid. White with black spots. He was the wildest and smartest dog I've ever encountered. Smart? Why he had a vocabulary of at least 50 words, I mean it. I'd tell him to go to the basement and bring up a potato and he'd do it.
7	Cartooning is a fairly sort of a proposition. You have to be fairly intelligent - if you were really intelligent, you'd have to be doing something else. You have to draw fairly well well - if you drew really well you'd be a painter. You have to write fairly well - if you wrote really well you'be writing books. It's great for a fairly person like me.
8	Big sisters are the crab grass in the lawn of life.
9	Some of my best ideas have come from a mood of sadness, rather than a feeling of well-being.
10	No problem is so big or so complicated that it can't be run away from.
11	I have a new philosophy. I'm only going to dread one day at a time.
12	A good education is the next best thing to a pushy mother.
13	Life is like a ten-speed bike. Most of us have gears we never use.
14	It seems beyond the comprehension of people that someone can be born to draw comic strips, but I think I was.

#	Fact
1	Following his death, he was interred at Pleasant Hills Cemetery in Sebastopol, Sonoma County, California.
2	He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
3	In honor of his love of hockey, the board of supervisors in Ramsey County, Minnesota voted to change the name of the Highland Park Ice Arena in Saint Paul to the "Charles M. Schulz - Highland Arena" in 1998.
4	A month after his death, the board of supervisors in Sonoma County, California (where Schulz had lived since 1969) voted to change the name of their commercial airport to "Charles M. Schulz - Sonoma County Airport" (baggage code STS). The airport added a statue of "World War I Flying Ace Snoopy" in 2007, and a statue of "World Traveler Lucy" in 2010.
5	Like his character Spike, Schulz lived for a time in Needles, Calif., when he was an infant.
6	Had an ice rink and a tennis court built a block away from his work studio in Santa Rosa, Calif.
7	60 Minutes (1968) interviewed Schulz right before "Peanuts" ended its run. During the interview, Schulz noted that people often called him Sparky, but never Charlie.
8	His favorite movie was Citizen Kane (1941). He incorporated many references to the film in his strips over the years.
9	Charlie Brown first appeared, though unnamed, in Schulz' "Lil Folks" and Saturday Evening Post cartoons in 1947.
10	Felt that Charlie Brown was the most difficult Peanuts character to draw.
11	In his youth was a huge fan of the "Amos and Andy" radio show.
12	Contrary to popular belief, Schulz's chief character, Charlie Brown, is not bald. Schulz insisted that Charlie Brown's hair is blond, but the hair is so light that it is almost transparent.
13	In the early 1970s, Schulz had an extra-marital affair with an unnamed woman. He allegedly made a homage to the woman by having Snoopy begin seeing a female beagle with soft paws.
14	Schulz's father was a barber. He made a tribute to his father by having Charlie Brown's father be a barber, too.
15	Schulz was invited to appear at the 1989 San Diego Comic-Con, but declined at the last minute.
16	When Schulz created his first black character, Franklin, in 1968, Time Magazine commented, "It is encouraging to see that even the world of Charlie Brown is not color-blind.".
17	No adults ever appeared in Peanuts.
18	When Mad Magazine parodied Schulz's book, "Happiness is a Warm Puppy", with their article, "Being Rich is Better than a Warm Puppy", Schulz canceled his subscription.
19	Schulz was the grand marshal of the 1973 Rose Bowl Parade.
20	Prior to his health in decline, Schultz used to play in a senior men's hockey league.
21	He was promoted a couple of grades when he was in school, and this was the cause of his depression and anxiety; the older kids who were now his classmates were constantly teasing him because of his small size, which also fostered a deep competitive streak in him.
22	Was struggling to come up with the name for a new character when he happened to see a bowl of candy, and decided on "Peppermint Patty."
23	The never seen character of the "Little Red-Haired Girl" that Charlie Brown has a crush on was based on a girl Schulz knew in his youth, who turned him down when he asked her for a date.
24	Schulz liked to play hockey, which is why hockey and skating were occasionally featured in both the comic strip and the animated programs.
25	Biography in "American National Biography," Supplement 1, pp. 548-550. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
26	Biography/bibliography in "Contemporary Authors," New Revision Series, Vol. 132, pp. 342-354. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.
27	At the peak of his popularity, "Peanuts" captured as many as 355 million readers, and he was earning from US$30 to US$40 million a year.
28	His studio in Santa Rosa was One Snoopy Place.
29	His nickname, Sparky, comes from the horse in "Barney Google."
30	"Li'l Folks" (later "Peanuts") originally ran in the women's section of the St. Paul Pioneer Press. The four original "Peanuts" characters were Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Patty (not Patricia "Peppermint Patty" Reichardt), and Shermy.
31	Attended Richards Gordon Elementary School and St. Paul Central High School. Later, he enrolled in an extension class for cartooning with the University of Minnesota.
32	Was the only child of Carl and Dena Schulz of St. Paul, Minnesota. His father owned a barbershop in St. Paul. His mother died of cancer in 1943.
33	5/27/00: Nearly 100 syndicated cartoonists created special Peanuts-themed comics as a lasting memorial to him, as creator of the enduring and beloved strip.
34	Owned a dog (a mutt) named Spike.
35	As a youth, he had a drawing of his dog appear in Ripley's Believe It or Not (1949).
36	Of German and Norwegian descent.
37	Was a .50-caliber machine gunner in World War II. He forgot to load the thing during the one time he actually had the opportunity to use it; fortunately the German soldier he ran into surrendered.
38	His comic strips featuring the character Snoopy, in his World War One Flying Ace strips, are credited with reviving interest in WWI aircraft, especially the Sopwith Camel, which Snoopy pretended to fly.
39	At his burial, four Sopwith Camel biplanes flew overhead in the Missing Man formation.
40	Despite his poor health in later years, he refused to have ghostwriters draw "Peanuts." These strips are notable by the slight shakiness in the lines.
41	Sons Monte Schulz and Craig Schulz; adoptive daughter Meredith Hodges; biological daughters Jill Schulz and Amy Schulz.
42	Was buried with military honors.
43	Originally wanted to name his now-famous strip "Li'l Folks." United Features Syndicate balked at this because there had once been a strip titled "Little Folks." After some brainstorming, a United Features executive came up with the title "Peanuts." Schulz accepted the new title because the first date of publication was fast approaching, but he disliked the title to his dying day. "Peanuts" debuted in seven newspapers on 2 October 1950. It went on to be the most-syndicated strip in history.
44	The last original Peanuts strip was published on Sunday, February 13, 2000, just hours after Charles Schulz died in his sleep on the evening of Saturday, February 12, 2000.
45	Named Charlie Brown after an instructor at the art correspondence school he attended and taught at.
46	World War II veteran.
47	Reportedly battled depression and anxiety.
48	1990: Named France's Commander of Arts and Letters, one of that country's highest awards for excellence in the arts.
49	1978: Named International Cartoonist of the Year.
50	Won the Reuben Award, comic art's highest honor, in 1955 and 1964
51	He had a clause in his contract with United Features Syndicate that dictated that the "Peanuts" comic strip had to end with his death.
52	2/12/00: Died in his sleep at about 9:45 pm in Santa Rosa, CA. He was suffering from colon cancer, with which he was diagnosed in November 1999. He also had Parkinson's disease.

Writer

Title	Year	Status
The Peanuts Movie	2015	comic strip
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown	2015	creator
Peanuts	2014	TV Series creator
Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown	2011	Video characters
Peanuts Motion Comics	2008	TV Series based on the comic strips created by
He's a Bully, Charlie Brown	2006	TV Movie
I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown	2003	TV Movie creator
Lucy Must Be Traded, Charlie Brown	2003	TV Movie creator
Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales	2002	TV Movie creator / written by
A Charlie Brown Valentine	2002	TV Movie creator / written by
It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown	2000	TV Movie written by
A Charlie Brown Kwanzaa	2000	Video short characters
It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown!	1997	Video short created and written by / written by
It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown!	1996	TV Movie creator / written by
Snoopy's Campfire Stories	1996	Video Game
Get Ready for School, Charlie Brown!	1995	Video Game
You're in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown!	1994	TV Movie comic strip "Peanuts" / screenplay
It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown	1992	TV Movie
Snoopy's Reunion	1991	TV Short creator / written by
Why, Charlie Brown, Why?	1990	TV Movie
This Is America, Charlie Brown		TV Mini-Series creator - 8 episodes, 1988 - 1989 written by - 6 episodes, 1988 - 1989
It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown	1988	TV Movie written by
Snoopy: The Musical	1988	TV Movie creator
Happy New Year, Charlie Brown	1986	TV Movie creator / written by
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown	1985	TV Movie based on the comic strip by / creator
The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show	1983-1985	TV Series written by - 18 episodes
It's Your 20th Television Anniversary, Charlie Brown	1985	TV Movie documentary creator / written by - as Charles Schulz
Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown	1985	TV Movie creator / written by
It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown	1984	TV Movie creator / written by
What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?	1983	TV Movie creator / written by
It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown	1983	TV Movie creator / written by
Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown?	1983	TV Movie creator / written by
A Charlie Brown Celebration	1982	TV Movie creator
Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown	1981	TV Movie creator / written by
It's Magic, Charlie Brown	1981	TV Movie creator / written by
The Big Stuffed Dog	1981	TV Movie story / teleplay
Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown	1980	TV Movie creator / written by
Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!)	1980	comic strip "Peanuts" / creator / written by
The Fantastic Funnies	1980	TV Movie documentary comic strip: "Peanuts"
She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown	1980	TV Movie creator / written by
You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown	1979	TV Movie written and created by
Charlie Brown Clears the Air	1979	Short
It's Dental Flossophy, Charlie Brown	1979	Short written and created by
What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown!	1978	TV Movie
Tooth Brushing	1978	Short written by
It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown	1977	TV Movie written and created by
Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown	1977	creator / written by
It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown	1976	TV Movie creator / written by
You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown	1975	TV Movie creator / written by
Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown	1975	TV Movie written and created by
It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown!	1974	TV Movie written and created by
It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown	1974	TV Movie created and written by
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving	1973	TV Special short written and created by
There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown	1973	TV Movie created and written by
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown	1973	TV Movie comic strip "Peanuts"
You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown	1972	TV Movie written by
Snoopy Come Home	1972	created & written by
Play It Again, Charlie Brown	1971	TV Movie written by
A Boy Named Charlie Brown	1969	creator / written by
It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown	1969	TV Movie written by
He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown	1968	TV Movie written by
You're in Love, Charlie Brown	1967	TV Movie written by
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown	1966	TV Special short comic strip "Peanuts" - uncredited / written by
Charlie Brown's All Stars!	1966	TV Movie written by
A Charlie Brown Christmas	1965	TV Short comic strip "Peanuts" - uncredited / written by
A Boy Named Charlie Brown	1963	TV Movie documentary characters - uncredited / comic strip "Peanuts" - uncredited

Producer

Title	Year	Status
It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown	1988	TV Movie executive producer
Snoopy Come Home	1972	executive producer - uncredited
A Boy Named Charlie Brown	1969	executive producer - uncredited

Production Manager

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Big Stuffed Dog	1981	TV Movie executive in charge of production

Miscellaneous

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'	2001	TV Special documentary short creator: "Peanuts" - as Charles Schulz

Thanks

Title	Year	Status	Character
A Capri Christmas	2011	Short special thanks
Saturday Night Live	2002	TV Series dedicatee - 1 episode

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Freezer Geezers	2009	Documentary	Archival footage
Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years	2000	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Good Grief, Charlie Brown: A Tribute to Charles Schulz	2000	TV Special	Himself
PBS NewsHour	2000	TV Series	Himself
60 Minutes	1999	TV Series documentary	Himself - Cartoonist (segment "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown")
Bird by Bird with Anne	1999	Documentary	Himself
Biography	1995	TV Series documentary	Himself
Advanced English: Interviews with the Famous	1995	TV Series	Himself
You Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown!	1990	TV Special documentary	Himself (as Charles Schulz)
It's Your 20th Television Anniversary, Charlie Brown	1985	TV Movie documentary	Himself
A Charlie Brown Celebration	1982	TV Movie	Himself (uncredited)
The Fantastic Funnies	1980	TV Movie documentary	Himself - Cartoonist
The Mike Douglas Show	1979	TV Series	Himself - Cartoonist
Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown	1979	TV Movie	Himself
Good Morning America	1978	TV Series	Himself
The Dick Cavett Show	1978	TV Series	Himself
Everyman	1977	TV Series documentary	Himself
Dinah!	1976	TV Series	Himself
Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown	1976	TV Movie	Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	1973	TV Series	Himself
Charlie Brown and Charles Schulz	1969	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Today	1968	TV Series	Himself
A Boy Named Charlie Brown	1963	TV Movie documentary	Himself (as Charles Schulz)

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
It's Your 50th Christmas, Charlie Brown	2015	TV Special	Himself
Animating a Charlie Brown Musical	2010	Video documentary short	Himself
American Masters	2007	TV Series documentary	Himself
60 Minutes	2000-2003	TV Series documentary	Himself - Creator of Peanuts / Himself - Cartoonist (segment "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown")
The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'	2001	TV Special documentary short	Himself (as Charles Schulz)

Won Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
2000	Lifetime Achievement in Animation	Santa Clarita International Film Festival
1996	Star on the Walk of Fame	Walk of Fame	Television	At 7021 Hollywood Blvd.
1974	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming	A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973)

Nominated Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
1990	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less)	Why, Charlie Brown, Why? (1990)
1990	Humanitas Prize	Humanitas Prize	30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television	Why, Charlie Brown, Why? (1990)
1986	Daytime Emmy	Daytime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Animated Program	The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show (1983)
1985	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Animated Program	Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown (1985)
1975	Daytime Emmy	Daytime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Individual Achievement Children's Programming	Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown (1975)
1973	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming - Entertainment/Fictional	You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown (1972)
1968	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Special Classification of Individual Achievements	You're in Love, Charlie Brown (1967)
1967	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Special Classifications of Individual Achievements	Charlie Brown's All Stars! (1966)
1967	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Special Classifications of Individual Achievements	It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)
1966	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Special Classification of Individual Achievements	A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)

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Charles M. Schulz Net Worth

Charles M. Schulz Net Worth is
$1.7 Million