Lee Mendelson, who produced several “Peanuts” and “Garfield” television specials, died at his home in Hillsborough, Calif. on Christmas Day after a battle with lung cancer, according to Palo Alto’s Daily Post.
Mendelson is also known for writing the lyrics to “Christmastime Is Here” from the 1965 TV special “A Charlie Brown Christmas.”
The producer was born in 1933 and began his career in television in 1961 while working at San Francisco’s Kpix-tv. In 1963, he started Lee Mendelson Productions in Burlingame, Calif., according to his website. That same year, following a hit on NBC with a documentary called “A Man Named Mays” made by Mendelson and cinematographer and editor Sheldon Fay Jr., the two made their first Charlie Brown special, “A Boy Named Charlie Brown.” What followed was a 38-year long relationship with “Peanuts” creator Charles Schultz and animator Bill Melendez that lead to over 50 “Peanuts” specials.
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Mendelson is also known for writing the lyrics to “Christmastime Is Here” from the 1965 TV special “A Charlie Brown Christmas.”
The producer was born in 1933 and began his career in television in 1961 while working at San Francisco’s Kpix-tv. In 1963, he started Lee Mendelson Productions in Burlingame, Calif., according to his website. That same year, following a hit on NBC with a documentary called “A Man Named Mays” made by Mendelson and cinematographer and editor Sheldon Fay Jr., the two made their first Charlie Brown special, “A Boy Named Charlie Brown.” What followed was a 38-year long relationship with “Peanuts” creator Charles Schultz and animator Bill Melendez that lead to over 50 “Peanuts” specials.
Also Read: Jerry Herman,...
- 12/27/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Lee Mendelson, the producer behind more than 50 animated TV specials featuring Charlie Brown and the “Peanuts” gang, died on Christmas Day at his home in Hillsborough, Calif., after a long battle with cancer. He was 86.
Mendelson also wrote the lyrics to “Christmas Time Is Here,” a song featured in “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” the 1965 special that turned “Peanuts” into a TV staple. “Charlie Brown Christmas” brought Mendelson the first of his 12 Emmys. The last came in 2015 for “It’s Your 50th Christmas, Charlie Brown.” Mendelson’s work with animator Lee Melendez also brought him four Peabody Awards, an Oscar nomination and two Grammy noms.
A lifelong fan of jazz, Mendelson had the inspiration to hire musician Vince Guaraldi to create original music for “Charlie Brown Christmas,” a touch that helped make the specials stand out with viewers young and old. Over the years Mendelson worked with other notable musicians such as Dave Brubeck,...
Mendelson also wrote the lyrics to “Christmas Time Is Here,” a song featured in “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” the 1965 special that turned “Peanuts” into a TV staple. “Charlie Brown Christmas” brought Mendelson the first of his 12 Emmys. The last came in 2015 for “It’s Your 50th Christmas, Charlie Brown.” Mendelson’s work with animator Lee Melendez also brought him four Peabody Awards, an Oscar nomination and two Grammy noms.
A lifelong fan of jazz, Mendelson had the inspiration to hire musician Vince Guaraldi to create original music for “Charlie Brown Christmas,” a touch that helped make the specials stand out with viewers young and old. Over the years Mendelson worked with other notable musicians such as Dave Brubeck,...
- 12/27/2019
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
Happy 40th anniversary to Led Zeppelin’s In Through the Out Door, the band’s stunning final statement that has only begun to be appreciated in recent years. Unsurprisingly, this magazine slammed it so hard its hinges almost flew off: “If perchance Robert Plant meets someone who doesn’t dump on him, he should avoid calling her ‘the apple of my eye’ or she will probably reject him,” Charles M. Young cracked in Rolling Stone. “Just as I am rejecting ‘I’m Gonna Crawl,’ in which he sings that cliché...
- 8/16/2019
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Mickey and the Roadster Racers is getting a new title.
The Disney Junior show will premiere its third season as Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures. In addition, the show's iconic "Hot Dog!" song is getting an update. (Watch the music video, featuring a live performance by Mickey Mouse, below.)
The new season is set to premiere Oct. 14 on Disney Channel, Disney Junior and DisneyNOW. That same day, a new series of shorts, "Hot Diggity-Dog Tales," starring Mickey and Pluto, will also debut on Disney Channel, Disney Junior and DisneyNOW.
The new season takes Mickey and his friends,...
The Disney Junior show will premiere its third season as Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures. In addition, the show's iconic "Hot Dog!" song is getting an update. (Watch the music video, featuring a live performance by Mickey Mouse, below.)
The new season is set to premiere Oct. 14 on Disney Channel, Disney Junior and DisneyNOW. That same day, a new series of shorts, "Hot Diggity-Dog Tales," starring Mickey and Pluto, will also debut on Disney Channel, Disney Junior and DisneyNOW.
The new season takes Mickey and his friends,...
- 8/16/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
20th Century Fox has released a new red band trailer for ‘Stuber’ featuring a very aggressive Dave Bautista and Kumail Nanjiani as his cab driver.
Related: HeyUGuys on Set… of action/comedy Stuber, starring Dave Bautista and Kumail Nanjiani
Stuber tells the story of an Uber driver who picks up a grizzled cop, played by Bautista, who is hot on the trail of a brutal killer. The driver is then thrust into a harrowing ordeal where he has to keep his wits, his life, and his five-star rating. Nanjiani will play the role of the ” mild-mannered” Uber driver, Stu.
It’s All Gone Pete Tong and Goon director, Michael Dowse takes the helm on a script from Tripper Clancy (Hot Dog). Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley are producing the film. Jake Wagner and Nick Thomas are executive producing. Jeremy Kramer is overseeing for Fox.
Also in trailers – Olivia Colman...
Related: HeyUGuys on Set… of action/comedy Stuber, starring Dave Bautista and Kumail Nanjiani
Stuber tells the story of an Uber driver who picks up a grizzled cop, played by Bautista, who is hot on the trail of a brutal killer. The driver is then thrust into a harrowing ordeal where he has to keep his wits, his life, and his five-star rating. Nanjiani will play the role of the ” mild-mannered” Uber driver, Stu.
It’s All Gone Pete Tong and Goon director, Michael Dowse takes the helm on a script from Tripper Clancy (Hot Dog). Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley are producing the film. Jake Wagner and Nick Thomas are executive producing. Jeremy Kramer is overseeing for Fox.
Also in trailers – Olivia Colman...
- 6/10/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
20th Century Fox has released a new trailer for ‘Stuber’ featuring a very aggressive Dave Bautista and Kumail Nanjiani as his cab driver.
Stuber tells the story of an Uber driver who picks up a grizzled cop, played by Bautista, who is hot on the trail of a brutal killer. The driver is then thrust into a harrowing ordeal where he has to keep his wits, his life, and his five-star rating. Nanjiani will play the role of the ” mild-mannered” Uber driver, Stu.
It’s All Gone Pete Tong and Goon director, Michael Dowse takes the helm on a script from Tripper Clancy (Hot Dog). Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley are producing the film. Jake Wagner and Nick Thomas are executive producing. Jeremy Kramer is overseeing for Fox.
Also in trailers – It’s one night to remember in red band trailer for ‘Booksmart’
The film is released in U.
Stuber tells the story of an Uber driver who picks up a grizzled cop, played by Bautista, who is hot on the trail of a brutal killer. The driver is then thrust into a harrowing ordeal where he has to keep his wits, his life, and his five-star rating. Nanjiani will play the role of the ” mild-mannered” Uber driver, Stu.
It’s All Gone Pete Tong and Goon director, Michael Dowse takes the helm on a script from Tripper Clancy (Hot Dog). Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley are producing the film. Jake Wagner and Nick Thomas are executive producing. Jeremy Kramer is overseeing for Fox.
Also in trailers – It’s one night to remember in red band trailer for ‘Booksmart’
The film is released in U.
- 4/8/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
"DC Super Pets", a new animated feature based on DC Comics' super-powered family of crime-fighting animals, is targeting a May 21, 2021 release, directed by Jared Stern and Sam Levine, that originated as a children's series from Capstone Publishers and a series of shorts as part of Cartoon Network's' DC Nation':
The 'Super Pets', debuted with 'Krypto' the superdog in DC's "Adventure" #210 (1955).
'The Legion of Super-Pets' debuted in "Adventure Comics" #293 (1962).
The original Legion roster included Krypto, 'Comet' the superhorse, 'Streaky' the supercat, 'Beppo' the supermonkey and 'shape-shifter' 'Proty II'.
Significant appearances include "Adventure" #322 (July 1964) when 'Proty II' is initiated into the team and "Adventure" #343 (April 1966), when the pets help the 'Legion of Super-Heroes' battle the 'Luck Lords'.
"Adventure" #364 (January 1968) was titled, "The Revolt of the Super-Pets!"
The team rarely appeared after the 'Silver Age' except for Krypto who became a supporting character in several "Superman" titles.
Other...
The 'Super Pets', debuted with 'Krypto' the superdog in DC's "Adventure" #210 (1955).
'The Legion of Super-Pets' debuted in "Adventure Comics" #293 (1962).
The original Legion roster included Krypto, 'Comet' the superhorse, 'Streaky' the supercat, 'Beppo' the supermonkey and 'shape-shifter' 'Proty II'.
Significant appearances include "Adventure" #322 (July 1964) when 'Proty II' is initiated into the team and "Adventure" #343 (April 1966), when the pets help the 'Legion of Super-Heroes' battle the 'Luck Lords'.
"Adventure" #364 (January 1968) was titled, "The Revolt of the Super-Pets!"
The team rarely appeared after the 'Silver Age' except for Krypto who became a supporting character in several "Superman" titles.
Other...
- 1/31/2019
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Alec Bojalad Sep 26, 2018
A petition to get Sha Na Na into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is making the rounds thanks to the Comedy Bang Bang podcast.
Oh boy, where even to begin with this one?
Civic-minded individuals scrolling through Change.org today and looking to make the world a better place may have noticed a curious new petition.
"Allow Sha Na Na to hotdog into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame" the petition's title bears. It features an album cover photo of classic doo-wop, and rock & roll band Sha Na Na along with some other unfamiliar faces photoshopped in. The petition, itself, reads in part:
"Put simply: Dip Didda Dip Dow! What more Can be said to prove how necessary it is to induct Sha Na Na into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Oh, Golly... maybe a song they wrote Called Rock and Roll hall of fame?...
A petition to get Sha Na Na into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is making the rounds thanks to the Comedy Bang Bang podcast.
Oh boy, where even to begin with this one?
Civic-minded individuals scrolling through Change.org today and looking to make the world a better place may have noticed a curious new petition.
"Allow Sha Na Na to hotdog into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame" the petition's title bears. It features an album cover photo of classic doo-wop, and rock & roll band Sha Na Na along with some other unfamiliar faces photoshopped in. The petition, itself, reads in part:
"Put simply: Dip Didda Dip Dow! What more Can be said to prove how necessary it is to induct Sha Na Na into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Oh, Golly... maybe a song they wrote Called Rock and Roll hall of fame?...
- 9/26/2018
- Den of Geek
Plot: A reckless amusement park owner tries to save his own business and a strained relationship with his daughter, all in one summer. Review: On paper, Action Point sounded like a reasonably entertaining idea. It let the older Johnny Knoxville revive some of his previous sight gags, and more than a few injuries. It also brings a bit of nostalgia if you remember movies like Meatballs, Hot Dog. The Movie and... Read More...
- 6/3/2018
- by JimmyO
- JoBlo.com
Kumail Nanjiani has jumped on board Fox’s new comedy feature, Stuber alongside Guardians of the Galaxy’s Dave Bautista.
Stuber tells the story of an Uber driver who picks up a grizzled cop, played by Bautista, who is hot on the trail of a brutal killer. The driver is then thrust into a harrowing ordeal where he has to keep his wits, his life, and his five-star rating. Nanjiani will play the role of the ” mild mannered” Uber driver, Stu.
Also in the news – Oscar Isaac and Ben Affleck to star in Netflix’s Triple Frontier
It’s All Gone Pete Tong and Goon director, Michael Dowse takes the helm on a script from Tripper Clancy (Hot Dog). Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley are producing the film. Jake Wagner and Nick Thomas are executive producing. Jeremy Kramer is overseeing for Fox.
Nanjiani – who was recently nominated for an...
Stuber tells the story of an Uber driver who picks up a grizzled cop, played by Bautista, who is hot on the trail of a brutal killer. The driver is then thrust into a harrowing ordeal where he has to keep his wits, his life, and his five-star rating. Nanjiani will play the role of the ” mild mannered” Uber driver, Stu.
Also in the news – Oscar Isaac and Ben Affleck to star in Netflix’s Triple Frontier
It’s All Gone Pete Tong and Goon director, Michael Dowse takes the helm on a script from Tripper Clancy (Hot Dog). Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley are producing the film. Jake Wagner and Nick Thomas are executive producing. Jeremy Kramer is overseeing for Fox.
Nanjiani – who was recently nominated for an...
- 3/21/2018
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
TV writer, director and actor Frank Buxton, best known for his work on “The Odd Couple” and “Happy Days,” has died. He was 87. Buxton had been battling health issues for two years before his death on Tuesday at Harrison Medical Center on Bainbridge Island, Washington, according to the Kitsap Sun. In the 1970s and ’80s, Buxton’s TV credits included “The Odd Couple,” “Happy Days,” “One Day at a Time” and “Mork & Mindy.” He also created the Peabody Award-winning kids documentary series “Hot Dog” for NBC, which featured Woody Allen, Jonathan Winters and Jo Anne Worle. Also Read: Hollywood's Notable Deaths of.
- 1/4/2018
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
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