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Bill Meléndez is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer, Editor and Animation Mexicain born on 15 november 1916 at Hermosillo (Mexique)
José Cuauhtémoc "Bill" Meléndez (November 15, 1916 – September 2, 2008) was a Mexican American character animator, film director, voice artist 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.
En 1938, Melendez fut engagé par Walt Disney pour travailler sur des courts et longs métrages animés comme Bambi, Fantasia et Dumbo. Il y fit la promotion du syndicalisme. Membre du « Screen Cartoonists' Guild », il quitta Disney comme une partie des animateurs après la grève de 1941.
Trois ans plus tard, il rejoignit l'équipe de Leon Schlesinger aux studios de la Warner Brothers, quand, avec les unités de Bob Clampett et Art Davis, il anima de nombreux courts métrages de Bugs Bunny et Daffy Duck. United Productions of America l'engagea pour travailler sur plusieurs publicités, en plus des courts métrages Gerald McBoing-Boing et Madeline.
Après une décennie passée dans de petites maisons de production, Melendez fonda sa propre compagnie en 1964. Bill Melendez Productions produisait le programme spécial de Noël A Charlie Brown Christmas, diffusé chaque année, qui gagna un Emmy Award et le prix George Foster Peabody malgré des délais très courts et un budget strict. Melendez doublait également les jappements et bruits émis par Snoopy, qui normalement ne parle pas. Cinq ans plus tôt, Melendez avait rencontré Charles Schulz, quand il était directeur d'animation des avertissements d'automobile Ford Falcon. Peu après, Schulz fit de lui le seul animateur autorisé des personnages de la bande dessinée Peanuts.
Melendez a réalisé plus de 75 programmes spéciaux, y compris la mini-série This is America, Charlie Brown, diffusée en 1989, en plus de quatre longs métrages — tous avec comme partenaire Lee Mendelson.
Parmi les autres bandes dessinées animées par Melendez, on trouve Cathy (comic strip) et Garfield.
Dans les années 1970, il ouvrit un studio à Londres et y réalisa Le Lion et la sorcière blanche, adapté du roman de C. S. Lewis.
En plus de son travail d'animations, Melendez était membre du corps enseignant au département des arts cinématiques de l'université de Californie du Sud. Puis il vécut à Los Angeles jusqu'à sa mort le 2 septembre 2008 à Santa Monica (Californie).
(2015)
(Actor)
(1938)
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Bill Meléndez
Birth name José Cuauhtémoc Meléndez
Nationality Mexique
Birth 15 november 1916 at Hermosillo (Mexique)
Death 2 september 2008 (at 91 years) at Santa Monica (USA)
Creator of Melendez Films
Nationality Mexique
Birth 15 november 1916 at Hermosillo (Mexique)
Death 2 september 2008 (at 91 years) at Santa Monica (USA)
Creator of Melendez Films
Biography
Né au Mexique, Melendez immigra aux États-Unis avec sa famille en 1928. Il fut formé dans des écoles publiques à Douglas (Arizona) et plus tard à Los Angeles au Chouinard Art Institute (connu comme California Institute of the Arts).En 1938, Melendez fut engagé par Walt Disney pour travailler sur des courts et longs métrages animés comme Bambi, Fantasia et Dumbo. Il y fit la promotion du syndicalisme. Membre du « Screen Cartoonists' Guild », il quitta Disney comme une partie des animateurs après la grève de 1941.
Trois ans plus tard, il rejoignit l'équipe de Leon Schlesinger aux studios de la Warner Brothers, quand, avec les unités de Bob Clampett et Art Davis, il anima de nombreux courts métrages de Bugs Bunny et Daffy Duck. United Productions of America l'engagea pour travailler sur plusieurs publicités, en plus des courts métrages Gerald McBoing-Boing et Madeline.
Après une décennie passée dans de petites maisons de production, Melendez fonda sa propre compagnie en 1964. Bill Melendez Productions produisait le programme spécial de Noël A Charlie Brown Christmas, diffusé chaque année, qui gagna un Emmy Award et le prix George Foster Peabody malgré des délais très courts et un budget strict. Melendez doublait également les jappements et bruits émis par Snoopy, qui normalement ne parle pas. Cinq ans plus tôt, Melendez avait rencontré Charles Schulz, quand il était directeur d'animation des avertissements d'automobile Ford Falcon. Peu après, Schulz fit de lui le seul animateur autorisé des personnages de la bande dessinée Peanuts.
Melendez a réalisé plus de 75 programmes spéciaux, y compris la mini-série This is America, Charlie Brown, diffusée en 1989, en plus de quatre longs métrages — tous avec comme partenaire Lee Mendelson.
Parmi les autres bandes dessinées animées par Melendez, on trouve Cathy (comic strip) et Garfield.
Dans les années 1970, il ouvrit un studio à Londres et y réalisa Le Lion et la sorcière blanche, adapté du roman de C. S. Lewis.
En plus de son travail d'animations, Melendez était membre du corps enseignant au département des arts cinématiques de l'université de Californie du Sud. Puis il vécut à Los Angeles jusqu'à sa mort le 2 septembre 2008 à Santa Monica (Californie).
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Filmography of Bill Meléndez (19 films)
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Add to a movie listThe Peanuts Movie (2015)
, 1h28Directed by Steve Martino
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about children, Films about dogs, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Noah Schnapp, Bill Meléndez, Kristin Chenoweth, Madisyn Shipman, Francesca Capaldi, David Randall Thom
Roles Snoopy / Woodstock (voice) (archive sound)
Rating69%
Charlie Brown est un gentil garçon réputé pour ses échecs à répétition dans tout ce qu'il entreprend, comme vouloir faire voler son cerf-volant ou réussir un coup au base-ball ou en hockey sur glace. Malchanceux, maladroit, déprimé et taquiné par certains de ses camarades aux caractères bien trempés, il fait toutefois preuve d'une grande opiniâtreté et peut toujours compter sur son chien Snoopy, son plus fidèle compagnon à l'imagination débordante. Lorsqu'une jolie petite fille rousse arrive un jour dans sa classe, Charlie va essayer de conquérir son cœur. Mais il ne trouve pas le courage d'aller lui parler. Pour se faire remarquer, il fait tout pour réussir enfin quelque chose.
, 1h16Directed by Phil Roman, Bill Meléndez
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about children, Films about dogs, Children's films
Actors Scott Beach, Bill Meléndez, Mel Blanc
Roles Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
Rating70%
As part of an exchange program, two French students, Babette and Jacques, are spending two weeks at Charlie Brown's school while he, Linus van Pelt, Peppermint Patty, and Marcie go to France. At the airport, the kids (along with Snoopy and Woodstock) are seen off by their friends. Lucy van Pelt, who was not invited, tells them not to come back. On the plane, Charlie Brown reveals a letter he received that was written in French. Marcie, who had been studying French, translates and says it is an invitation from Violette Honfleur to stay at the Chateau du Mal Voisin, or The House of the Bad Neighbor. Peppermint Patty asks who Violette could be, but Charlie Brown has no idea.
, 1h16Directed by Phil Roman, Bill Meléndez
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about children, Transport films, Films about dogs, Musical films, Road movies, Buddy films, Children's films
Actors Gail Davis, Bill Meléndez, Jackson Beck
Roles Snoopy / Woodstock
Rating71%
The Peanuts gang heads off to Camp Remote somewhere in the mountains. Charlie Brown is accidentally left behind by the bus while at a desolate rest stop. He is then forced to hitch a harrowing ride on Snoopy's motorcycle in order to make the rest of the journey to the camp, accompanied by rock guitar type riffs while he is shouting in fear at Snoopy's wild driving.
Snoopy, Come Home (1972)
, 1h20Directed by Bill Meléndez
Origin USA
Genres Comedy-drama, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about children, Environmental films, Films about music and musicians, Films about dogs, Musical films, Political films, Buddy films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Stephen Shea, Christopher DeFaria, Linda Ercoli, Bill Meléndez
Roles Snoopy / Woodstock (voice)
Rating73%
Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts gang go to the beach for the day. Once there, Snoopy promises to go back to the beach the next day to meet up with Peppermint Patty. After Charlie Brown has gone home to play Monopoly with the others, he notices Snoopy is late and remarks he is tired of Snoopy being late. The next day, Snoopy is thrown off the beach due to a new "No Dogs Allowed on this beach" rule (thus setting a running gag in the film). Then Snoopy gets thrown out of a library due to another "No Dogs Allowed in library" rule. He then gets into a fight with Linus over his blanket, and later beats Lucy in a boxing match.
A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969)
, 1h26Directed by Charles Monroe Schulz, Bill Meléndez
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about children, Films about dogs, Musical films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Peter Robbins, Pamelyn Ferdin, Sally Dryer, Bill Meléndez, Erin Sullivan, Christopher DeFaria
Roles Snoopy (voice)
Rating72%
When Charlie Brown's baseball team loses the first Little League game of the season, he becomes convinced that he will never win anything. Linus encourages him to maintain a positive attitude and suggests that people learn more from losing. When Charlie Brown remains morose ("That makes me the smartest person in the world," he says), Linus assures him that he will eventually win at something...but then promptly makes a liar of himself by beating Charlie at a game of tic-tac-toe. That night, Snoopy has a nightmare about being shot down while fighting an aerial battle with an unshown enemy, and he takes over Charlie Brown's bed. When Charlie Brown stops at Lucy's psychiatric help booth, she prepares slides to show him all of his faults; the experience only leaves him more depressed. At a playground, Lucy jokingly suggests that Charlie Brown enter the school spelling bee. Linus, however, considers it a good idea and encourages him despite the jeers of Lucy, Patty, and Violet ("Failure Face").
A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
, 25minutesDirected by Bill Meléndez
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Christmas films
Actors Sally Dryer, Tracy Stratford, Bill Meléndez, Peter Robbins
Roles Snoopy (voice)
Rating82%
It's Christmas season, and Charlie Brown is depressed. He confides in Linus this fact, citing his dismay with the over-commercialization of Christmas. His depression and aggravation only get exacerbated by the goings-on in the neighborhood. Though his mailbox is empty, he tries sarcastically to thank Violet for the card she "sent" him, though Violet takes his sarcasm literally. Eventually, Charlie Brown visits Lucy in her psychiatric booth. Deciding that he needs more involvement, she asks him to direct a Christmas play. On his way to the auditorium, he finds his dog Snoopy decorating his doghouse for a neighborhood lights and display contest. En route to the rehearsals, he runs into his sister Sally, who asks him to write her letter to Santa Claus. When she tells him to put in a request for money ("tens and twenties"), Charlie Brown becomes even more dismayed.
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The Romance of Betty Boop (1985)
, 25minutesDirected by Bill Meléndez
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Musical films
Actors Frank Buxton, Desirée Goyette, Ron Friedman, Sandy Kenyon, Derek McGrath, John Stephenson
Rating63%
The story is set in New York City in 1939, during the Great Depression. The film opens with a New York montage, as a voiceover in mock period style introduces the story of "a romantic hardworking New Yorker, an independent girl who wants nothing more than to put her feet up and marry a handsome millionaire." Desirée Goyette sings "Just Give 'Em Your Boop-Oop-a-Doop" over the opening credits. Scraps of popular songs, especially "I Only Have Eyes for You", appear throughout the film.
Frosty Returns (1984)
, 30minutesDirected by Bill Meléndez
Origin USA
Genres Animation
Themes Christmas films
Actors Jonathan Winters, John Goodman, Elisabeth Moss, Brian Doyle-Murray, Andrea Martin, Jan Hooks
Rating49%
The special begins with a musical number showing that Beansboro Elementary School is canceled for the day due to a seven-inch snowfall. While the adults incessantly complain about the problems snow and ice cause, the children enjoy the opportunity to play in it.
, 1h16Directed by Phil Roman, Bill Meléndez
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about children, Films about dogs, Children's films
Actors Scott Beach, Bill Meléndez, Mel Blanc
Rating70%
As part of an exchange program, two French students, Babette and Jacques, are spending two weeks at Charlie Brown's school while he, Linus van Pelt, Peppermint Patty, and Marcie go to France. At the airport, the kids (along with Snoopy and Woodstock) are seen off by their friends. Lucy van Pelt, who was not invited, tells them not to come back. On the plane, Charlie Brown reveals a letter he received that was written in French. Marcie, who had been studying French, translates and says it is an invitation from Violette Honfleur to stay at the Chateau du Mal Voisin, or The House of the Bad Neighbor. Peppermint Patty asks who Violette could be, but Charlie Brown has no idea.
, 1h35Directed by Bill Meléndez
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about religion, Films about lions, Children's films
Actors Sheila Hancock, Arthur Lowe, Leo McKern, Leslie Phillips, Beth Porter, Richard Dempsey
Rating69%
When four children Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy stumble into an old Wardrobe they find themselves in a magical land called Narnia with talking animals, fauns, hags, the Wicked White Witch and the great lion Aslan. There they meet the friendly Mr and Mrs Beaver, who help them on their quest to find Aslan the great lion. Only he can help save Lucy's friend Mr Tumnus (the faun) from the White Witch.
, 1h16Directed by Phil Roman, Bill Meléndez
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about children, Transport films, Films about dogs, Musical films, Road movies, Buddy films, Children's films
Actors Gail Davis, Bill Meléndez, Jackson Beck
Rating71%
The Peanuts gang heads off to Camp Remote somewhere in the mountains. Charlie Brown is accidentally left behind by the bus while at a desolate rest stop. He is then forced to hitch a harrowing ride on Snoopy's motorcycle in order to make the rest of the journey to the camp, accompanied by rock guitar type riffs while he is shouting in fear at Snoopy's wild driving.
Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done (1975)
, 1h21Directed by Bill Meléndez
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Animation
Actors Victor Spinetti, George A. Cooper, Miriam Karlin, Julia McKenzie, Barry Cryer, Beth Porter
Rating67%
Queen Victoria sends Dick Deadeye (Victor Spinetti), a sailor, to recover the "Ultimate Secret" from two thieves, the Sorcerer (Peter Reeves) and his reptilian henchman, the Shameleon. They are trying to sell it to the Pirate King (George Cooper, sung Ian Samwell). At a military parade ("Entrance of the Peers"), Dick sees the Sorcerer speaking with the Pirate King. There, Nanki (John Newton, sung Casey Kelly) sees his evil twin brother Poo (same), who is picking pockets. Dick goes for backup to headquarters, the Hexagon ("Here's a how-dee-do"), finding the Captain (Peter Reeves) and the Major-General (Francis Ghent, sung John Baldry; "I am the very model of a modern major general").
Snoopy, Come Home (1972)
, 1h20Directed by Bill Meléndez
Origin USA
Genres Comedy-drama, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about children, Environmental films, Films about music and musicians, Films about dogs, Musical films, Political films, Buddy films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Stephen Shea, Christopher DeFaria, Linda Ercoli, Bill Meléndez
Rating73%
Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts gang go to the beach for the day. Once there, Snoopy promises to go back to the beach the next day to meet up with Peppermint Patty. After Charlie Brown has gone home to play Monopoly with the others, he notices Snoopy is late and remarks he is tired of Snoopy being late. The next day, Snoopy is thrown off the beach due to a new "No Dogs Allowed on this beach" rule (thus setting a running gag in the film). Then Snoopy gets thrown out of a library due to another "No Dogs Allowed in library" rule. He then gets into a fight with Linus over his blanket, and later beats Lucy in a boxing match.
A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969)
, 1h26Directed by Charles Monroe Schulz, Bill Meléndez
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about children, Films about dogs, Musical films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Peter Robbins, Pamelyn Ferdin, Sally Dryer, Bill Meléndez, Erin Sullivan, Christopher DeFaria
Rating72%
When Charlie Brown's baseball team loses the first Little League game of the season, he becomes convinced that he will never win anything. Linus encourages him to maintain a positive attitude and suggests that people learn more from losing. When Charlie Brown remains morose ("That makes me the smartest person in the world," he says), Linus assures him that he will eventually win at something...but then promptly makes a liar of himself by beating Charlie at a game of tic-tac-toe. That night, Snoopy has a nightmare about being shot down while fighting an aerial battle with an unshown enemy, and he takes over Charlie Brown's bed. When Charlie Brown stops at Lucy's psychiatric help booth, she prepares slides to show him all of his faults; the experience only leaves him more depressed. At a playground, Lucy jokingly suggests that Charlie Brown enter the school spelling bee. Linus, however, considers it a good idea and encourages him despite the jeers of Lucy, Patty, and Violet ("Failure Face").
A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
, 25minutesDirected by Bill Meléndez
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Christmas films
Actors Sally Dryer, Tracy Stratford, Bill Meléndez, Peter Robbins
Rating82%
It's Christmas season, and Charlie Brown is depressed. He confides in Linus this fact, citing his dismay with the over-commercialization of Christmas. His depression and aggravation only get exacerbated by the goings-on in the neighborhood. Though his mailbox is empty, he tries sarcastically to thank Violet for the card she "sent" him, though Violet takes his sarcasm literally. Eventually, Charlie Brown visits Lucy in her psychiatric booth. Deciding that he needs more involvement, she asks him to direct a Christmas play. On his way to the auditorium, he finds his dog Snoopy decorating his doghouse for a neighborhood lights and display contest. En route to the rehearsals, he runs into his sister Sally, who asks him to write her letter to Santa Claus. When she tells him to put in a request for money ("tens and twenties"), Charlie Brown becomes even more dismayed.