Jim Sasseville
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James Frederick Sasseville (August 28, 1927-November 30, 2005) was an American cartoonist and graphic artist, best known for his work with Peanuts
creator Charles M. Schulz
.
Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
, he graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art in 1948. He served in both World War II
and the Korean War
. He worked at the Art Instruction Schools
, where he met fellow Minnesotan Schulz. Sasseville worked with Schulz on the short-lived sports comic strip It's Only a Game
(1957-1959) and the Peanuts comic book
feature, where he was succeeded by Dale Hale. Though he followed Schulz to California in 1959, in 1960 he left cartooning to become a graphic artist. Jim Sasseville died on November 30, 2005.
Peanuts
Peanuts is a syndicated daily and Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz, which ran from October 2, 1950, to February 13, 2000, continuing in reruns afterward...
creator Charles M. Schulz
Charles M. Schulz
Charles Monroe "Sparky" Schulz was an American cartoonist, whose comic strip Peanuts proved one of the most popular and influential in the history of the medium, and is still widely reprinted on a daily basis.-Early life and education:Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Schulz grew up in Saint Paul...
.
Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
, he graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art in 1948. He served in both World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
. He worked at the Art Instruction Schools
Art Instruction Schools
Art Instruction Schools, better known to many as Art Instruction, Inc., is a home study correspondence course providing training in cartooning and illustration...
, where he met fellow Minnesotan Schulz. Sasseville worked with Schulz on the short-lived sports comic strip It's Only a Game
It's Only a Game
It's Only a Game was a sports-and-game-oriented comics panel by Charles M. Schulz, creator of Peanuts, which ran from 1957 to 1959.Schulz and cartoonist Jim Sasseville produced this strip which appeared in newspapers four times a week, including Sundays...
(1957-1959) and the Peanuts comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
feature, where he was succeeded by Dale Hale. Though he followed Schulz to California in 1959, in 1960 he left cartooning to become a graphic artist. Jim Sasseville died on November 30, 2005.