Editing Charlie Brown (section)

== Inspiration ==
Charlie Brown's traits and experiences are inspired by those of Schulz, who admitted in interviews that he had often felt shy and withdrawn in his life. In an interview on ''[[Charlie Rose (talk show)|Charlie Rose]]'' in May 1997, Schulz observed: "I suppose there's a melancholy feeling in a lot of cartoonists, because cartooning, like all other humor, comes from bad things happening."<ref>Kleon, Austin (October 17, 2007). ''"Charles Schulz on Charlie Rose"''. austinkleon.com.</ref> Furthermore, both Charlie Brown's and Schulz's fathers were barbers, and their mothers housewives. Charlie Brown's friends, such as Linus and Shermy, were named after good friends of Schulz, and Peppermint Patty was inspired by Patricia Swanson, one of Schulz's cousins on his mother's side. Schulz devised the character's name when he saw peppermint candies in his house.<ref>"Charlie Brown was the name of one of{{nbsp}}...", Chicago Tribune, March 26, 2000.</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Michaelis|2008|p = 335}}</ref> Even Charlie Brown's unrequited love for the [[Little Red-Haired Girl]] was inspired by Schulz's own love for [[Little Red-Haired Girl#Inspiration|Donna Mae Johnson]], an Art Instruction Inc. accountant. When Schulz finally proposed to her in June 1950, shortly after he had made his first contract with his syndicate, she turned him down and married another man.