Bill Melendez, the speaking voice of Snoopy and the man as much a part of bringing Peanuts to television as Charles Schultz, has died:Animator, director and producer Jose Cuautemoc Bill Melendez, whose television programs and theatrical films featuring Charles Schulz's Peanuts characters earned four Emmy Awards, an Oscar nomination and two Peabody Awards, died Tuesday at St. John's hospital in Santa Monica, according to publicist Amy Goldsmith. He was 91.Melendez's career extended over nearly seven decades, including stints at Walt Disney Studios, Leon Schlesinger Cartoons (which l...

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