Bibliograph

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, the making of a television classic, by Lee Mendelson, with reflections by Bill Melendez

Type

Label

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, the making of a television classic, by Lee Mendelson, with reflections by Bill Melendez

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

Oclc number

64442944

Responsibility statement

by Lee Mendelson, with reflections by Bill Melendez

Sub title

the making of a television classic

Summary

Explains the making of the television classic entitled "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" focusing on memories of background scenes, music, and script excerpts accompanied with cartoons. Also includes never-before-seen photographs and production materials. This text was produced to celebrate the fortieth-anniversary of the Halloween story

Table Of Contents

Prologue: the great pumpkin goes to Washington -- We need another blockbuster.. or else! -- The actors -- Vince Guaraldi and the great pumpkin -- Bill Melendez : animator extraordinaire -- Where did the "flying ace" come from? -- Charles M. Schulz -- Original production materials -- "It's the great pumpkin, Charlie Brown" : the illustrated script

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