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Bill Melendez

J.C. Melendez | J.C. Meléndez | José Cuauhtémoc Melendez

About the person
Career:

Visual Effects

Date of birth:
1916-11-15
Place of birth:

Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

Gender:

Male

Popularity:

1

Date of death

2008-09-02

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Biography

José "Bill" Cuauhtémoc Meléndez (November 15, 1916 – September 2, 2008) was a Mexican–American character animator, voice actor, film director and producer known for his cartoons for Walt Disney Productions (working on four Disney films Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo and Bambi), Warner Bros. Cartoons, UPA and the Peanuts series. Melendez provided the voices of Snoopy and Woodstock in the latter as well. In a career spanning over 60 years, he won six Primetime Emmy Awards and was nominated for thirteen more. In addition, he was nominated for an Oscar and five Grammy Awards. The Peanuts television specials, A Charlie Brown Christmas and What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?, which he directed, were each honored with a Peabody Award.

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