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Lee Mendelson, Executive Producer of A Charlie Brown Christmas and Giveaway

Nicoles Nickels

To my amazement, When I called Sebastopol, California Charles Schulz’s name was in the phone book; and I called him and told him I was a documentary filmmaker and wanted to do [a film] on Charlie Brown. And [Schulz] said: “Thanks for the call, but I’m not interested in animation.” So we did the documentary… and we needed some music.

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Music Minute - Bryan Ruby: Baseball Country

Motherhood Moments

Also in 2023, Bryan will be the subject of a feature-length documentary directed by award winning filmmaker Clay Westervelt ( Life In The Doghouse, Miss You Can Do It), which will focus on his underdog path through the traditionalist worlds of baseball and country music. Thanks for reading! WXTU), where he worked as an intern.

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