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Snoopy creator has cancer
Charles M Schulz, creator of one of the most popular cartoon strips in the world |
Charles M Schulz, creator of the popular Peanuts comic strip, has been diagnosed with colon cancer.
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The Peanuts success story |
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The cartoon appears in 2,600 newspapers in 75 countries |
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It has been the basis of plays, books, TV programmes and recordings |
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The first cartoon appeared 50 years ago |
His wife Jean told reporters that doctors were determining the best course of treatment.
"I don't see additional surgery proposed at this point," she said to a local newspaper in their home town of Santa Rosa near San Francisco.
Peanuts, with its popular characters Charlie Brown and Snoopy the dog, is one of the most popular cartoons in the world.
Snoopy the beagle enjoys global popularity |
"United Feature Syndicate hopes and expects that Mr Schulz will be able to produce new material for the new year," a statement from the publishers said.
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