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 ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 ...

SONOMA, Calif. — Linus Maurer, a Minnesota-born cartoonist and illustrator whose old friend Charles Schulz borrowed his first name for Charlie Brown’s blanket-toting sidekick in his “Peanuts” comic ...

Blankets can provide warmth, comfort and a sense of security. And that was the case for the Linus character in the comic strip “Peanuts,” which always portrayed him as carrying around his blanket. A ...

The Sleepy Eye Police Department is investigating after Snoopy’s nose and the heart Linus held in his hand were taken from statues in town. The special Linus statue that stands outside the Sleepy Eye ...

Linus Maurer, a longtime cartoonist for the Sonoma Index-Tribune whose friendship with fellow illustrator Charles M. Schulz led the “Peanuts” creator to name Charlie Brown’s blanket-wielding best ...