He met "Peanuts" creator Charles Schulz in 1959 when he was making Ford Motor TV commercials featuring the Peanuts characters. Melendez became the only artist Schulz authorized to animate the characters.
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(2007) Introduction for <i>The Complete Peanuts: 1963 to 1964</i> by Charles M. Schulz, Seattle, Washington: Fantagraphics Books, ISBN 1-56097-723-X
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He met "Peanuts" creator Charles Schulz in 1959 when he was making Ford Motor TV commercials featuring the Peanuts characters. Melendez became the only artist Schulz authorized to animate the characters.
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