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American television producer Lee Mendelson passed on December 25, 2019. Back in 1965, Lee approached his friend Charles Schulz about doing an animated Christmas special. That led to A Charlie Brown Christmas. While the success of that special and the follow up Peanuts shows was due to the unique combination of Charles Schulz, director Bill Meléndez, and jazz composer Vince Guaraldi, none would have happened without Lee. |