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Bill Melendez

Bill Melendez, Mexican-American voice actor, animator, director, and producer (died 2008)

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Born
November 15, 1916
Died
September 2, 2008
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1916

About Bill Melendez

José Cuauhtémoc "Bill" Melendez was a Mexican-American animator, director, producer, and voice actor. Melendez was known for working on the Peanuts animated specials, as well as providing the voices of Snoopy and Woodstock. Before Peanuts, he previously worked as an animator for Walt Disney Productions, Warner Bros. Cartoons, and UPA. On completion of his studies, Melendez found his first job at a lumber mill. Melendez also produced and directed thousands of television commercials, first at UPA, then John Sutherland Productions and Playhouse Pictures. In a career spanning over 60 years, he won six Primetime Emmy Awards and was nominated for thirteen more.

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The world when Bill Melendez was born

Bill Melendez was born in 1916. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1916

  • Best-selling book"Seventeen" – Booth Tarkington

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGeorgia Tech defeats Cumberland 222-0, most lopsided football game ever
  • Top headlineBattle of the Somme — 1 million casualties
  • Technology milestoneTanks first used in warfare
  • Notable inventionMilitary tanks
  • World population~1.76B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population99.6M

1916 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Bill Melendez's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19162026
Population99.6M341 million

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