Lee Mendelson

 

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Lee Mendelson is an American television producer. He is best known as the executive producer of the many Peanuts animated specials. Mendelson, was born in San Francisco, California, grew up in San Mateo, and entered Stanford University in 1950, where he studied creative writing. After graduating in 1954, he spent three years in the Air Force where he served as a lieutenant. He then worked several years for his father, a vegetable grower and shipper. Mendelson's career in television began in 1961, when he started working at San Francisco's KPIX television station, where he created public service announcements. A fortunate find of some antique film footage of the 1915 San Francisco World's Fair led to Mendelson's first production, a documentary entitled The Innocent Fair. The documentary was the first in a series on the history of the city, San Francisco Pageant, for which Mendelson won a Peabody Award. Mendelson left KPIX in 1963 to form his own production company

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Lee Mendelson

Born 1933-03-24 (93 years ago) in San Francisco.

Awards
Award Ceremony Year Awarded for
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) (Cathy) 39th Primetime Emmy Awards 1987 Cathy
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) (Garfield on the Town) 36th Primetime Emmy Awards 1984 Garfield on the Town
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) (Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown) 33rd Primetime Emmy Awards 1981 Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Informational Special (Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown) 3rd Daytime Emmy Awards 1976 Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Special (You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown) 28th Primetime Emmy Awards 1976 You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program (A Charlie Brown Christmas) 18th Primetime Emmy Awards 1966 A Charlie Brown Christmas
Nominated for awards
Award Ceremony Year Nominated for
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program (The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas') 54th Primetime Emmy Awards 2002 The Making of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program (Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years) 52nd Primetime Emmy Awards 2000 Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) (Why, Charlie Brown, Why?) 42nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 1990 Why, Charlie Brown, Why?
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program (You Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown) 42nd Primetime Emmy Awards 1990 You Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) (Cathy) 39th Primetime Emmy Awards 1987 Cathy
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program (The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show) 13th Daytime Emmy Awards 1986 The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) (Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown) 37th Primetime Emmy Awards 1985 Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) (It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown) 36th Primetime Emmy Awards 1984 It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) (Garfield on the Town) 36th Primetime Emmy Awards 1984 Garfield on the Town
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Informational Special (Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown) 3rd Daytime Emmy Awards 1976 Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown

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Lee Mendelson is an American television producer. He is best known as the executive producer of the many Peanuts animated specials.

Mendelson, was born in San Francisco, California, grew up in San Mateo, and entered Stanford University in 1950, where he studied creative writing. After graduating in 1954, he spent three years in the Air Force where he served as a lieutenant. He then worked several years for his father, a vegetable grower and shipper.

Mendelson's career in television began in 1961, when he started working at San Francisco's KPIX television station, where he created public service announcements. A fortunate find of some antique film footage of the 1915 San Francisco World's Fair led to Mendelson's first production, a documentary entitled The Innocent Fair. The documentary was the first in a series on the history of the city, San Francisco Pageant, for which Mendelson won a Peabody Award.

Mendelson left KPIX in 1963 to form his own production company. His first work was a documentary on Willie Mays, A Man Named Mays. Shortly after the documentary aired, Mendelson came across a Peanuts comic strip that revolved around Charlie Brown's baseball team.

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