![]() ![]() Jeannie, said, "He had done everything he wanted." His last Sunday page, which ran yesterday, carried a signed farewell in which he said, "Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy. ![]() His pen when he received a diagnosis of colon cancer after abdominal surgery in November. For years he drew "Peanuts" with a hand tremor. He swore that no one else would ever draw the comic strip and he kept his word. Schulz drew "Peanuts" for nearly half a century. John Burgess/The Press Democrats (Santa Rosa, Calif.) via The Associated Press The cause of death was colon cancer, said Paige Braddock, creative director for Charles M. Schulz, the creator of "Peanuts," the tender and sage comic strip starring Charlie Brown and Snoopy that is read by 355 million peopleĪround the world, died in his sleep on Saturday night at his home in Santa Rosa, Calif., just hours before his last cartoon ran in the Sunday newspapers. An Interactive Guide to the Peanuts Characters.TV Reviews: Charlie Brown Celebrates 20th Anniversary on the Air (May 14, 1985).Charles Schulz, Creator of `Peanuts' Retires (Dec. ![]()
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