Linus Maurer, a cartoonist and illustrator whose old friend and colleague Charles M. Schulz borrowed his first name for Charlie Brown's blanket-wielding best friend Linus in his 'Peanuts' comic strip and cartoons, has died at age 90.
By ANDREW DALTON Associated Press, San Jose Mercury News: Entertainment
Sat, 02/06/2016 - 11:13pm
Linus Maurer, a cartoonist and illustrator whose old friend and colleague Charles M. Schulz borrowed his first name for Charlie Brown's blanket-wielding best friend Linus in his 'Peanuts' comic strip and cartoons, has died at age 90.