'Peanuts' creator Charles M. Schulz dies

　　SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- "Peanuts'' creator Charles M. Schulz died on last Saturday, turning his farewell note in Sunday papers into an epitaph[1] for both a comic strip[2] and its creator.
　　Schulz was 77, and died in his sleep at about 9:45 p.m. at his home in Santa Rosa, said his son, Craig Schulz. He was diagnosed with colon[3] cancer and suffered a series of small strokes during emergency abdominal surgery in November 1999, and announced his retirement a few weeks afterward. Schulz had seemed fine earlier in the day and had gone to his daughter Jill Transki's home in Santa Rosa. Only his wife, Jeannie, was with him when he died, Craig Schulz said.
　　His wildly popular "Peanuts'' made its debut[4] on Oct. 2, 1950. The travails of the "little round-headed kid'' and his pals eventually ran in more than 2,600 newspapers, reaching millions of readers in 75 countries. "Peanuts" was also featured in a series of animated TV specials and became a successful stage show.
　　Schulz's last strip, appearing in Feb. 13 U.S. Sunday papers, showed Snoopy at his typewriter and other Peanuts regulars along with a "Dear Friends'' letter thanking his readers for their support. "I have been grateful[5] over the years for the loyalty of our editors and the wonderful support and love expressed to me by fans of the comic strip,'' Schulz wrote. "Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy... how can I ever forget them...'' It ended with his signature.

“花生豆（史努比）”的创始人Charles M Schulz 逝世

　　旧金山（联合报道）——“花生豆”的创始人查尔斯·M·舒尔茨于上周六与世长辞，于是他留在《星期日报》上的告别留言就成了最后的墓志铭，以纪念他和他所创作的连环漫画。

　　舒尔茨享年77岁，他的儿子克里格·舒尔茨说，他父亲死于圣塔罗萨的家中，当时正在睡眠中，时间是晚上9:45。1999年11月，他被诊断患有结肠癌，于是进行了紧急腹部手术，在此期间他还连续几次轻微中风，几周之后他就宣布退休了。舒尔茨当天早上还看起来很好，还去了女儿吉尔·特兰斯基在圣塔罗萨的家。据他儿子说，当他死的时候，只有妻子詹妮在场。

　　1950年10月2日，他广受欢迎的作品“花生豆”首次亮相。这个“圆脑袋的小孩”和同伴们的故事大受青睐，最终登上了2600多家报纸，在75个国家拥有数以百万的读者。另外，“花生豆”还改编成电视动画系列专辑；又搬上了舞台，也大获成功。

　　舒尔茨的最后一集漫画刊登在美国在2月13号的《星期日报》上，画的是史努比坐在打字机旁，“花生豆”中的其他人物们站在一边拿着“致朋友信”，信中说感谢读者们的支持。 “我很感激这么多年编辑们的忠诚工作，以及连环漫画迷们所给予的莫大的支持和关爱，”他写到，“查理·布朗、史努比、莱纳斯、露茜……我怎能忘记他们……”最后是他的签名。