In which state was Charles Schulz born?
Charles M. Schulz Charles M. Schulz Charles Monroe "Sparky" Schulz (; November 26, 1922 – February 12, 2000), nicknamed Sparky, was an American cartoonist. Schulz is known for the comic strip "Peanuts" (which featured the characters Charlie Brown and Snoopy, among others). He is widely regarded as one of the most influential cartoonists of all time, cited by cartoonists including Jim Davis, Bill Watterson, and Matt Groening. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Schulz grew up in Saint Paul. He was the only child of Carl Schulz, who was born in Germany, and Dena Halverson, who had Norwegian heritage. His uncle called him "Sparky" after
Charles M. Schulz written about Schulz, including Rheta Grimsley Johnson's "Good Grief: The Story of Charles M. Schulz" (1989), which Schulz authorized. The lengthiest biography, "Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography" (2007) by David Michaelis, has been heavily criticized by the Schulz family; Schulz's son Monte stated it has "a number of factual errors throughout ... [including] factual errors of interpretation" and extensively documents these errors in a number of essays. However, Michaelis maintains that there is "no question" his work is accurate. Although cartoonist Bill Watterson (creator of "Calvin and Hobbes") feels the biography does justice to Schulz's legacy, while giving insight into