Bill Melendez, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bill Melendez

Mexican-American animator, film director, film producer

Date of Birth: 15-Nov-1916

Place of Birth: Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

Date of Death: 02-Sep-2008

Profession: screenwriter, animator, voice actor, film director, film producer

Nationality: United States, Mexico

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

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.