Vince Guaraldi
American jazz pianist (1928–1976)
Vincent Anthony Guaraldi was an American jazz pianist who composed music for animated television adaptations of the Peanuts comic strip. His compositions for this series included their signature melody "Linus and Lucy" and the holiday standard "Christmas Time Is Here". The soundtrack to A Charlie Brown Christmas, composed principally by Guaraldi, became the best-selling jazz album of all time. Guaraldi also performed on piano as a member of Cal Tjader's 1950s ensembles and for his own solo career. Guaraldi's 1962 composition "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" became a radio hit and won a Grammy Award in 1963 for Best Original Jazz Composition. He died of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm on February 6, 1976, at age 47, moments after concluding the first half of a nightclub performance in Menlo Park, California.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 6 films (1965–1974) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | A Charlie Brown Christmas | Bill Melendez | 25 min | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1967 | You're In Love, Charlie Brown | Lee Mendelson Film Productions & Bill Melendez Productions | 1 reel | Color | sound | |
| 1968 | He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown | Lee Mendelson Film Productions & Bill Melendez Productions | 1 reel | Color | sound | |
| 1969 | It Was A Short Summer, Charlie Brown | United Feature Syndicate | 1 reel | Color | sound | |
| 1974 | It’S A Mystery, Charlie Brown | A Lee Mendelson-Bill Melendez production | 30 min | Color | sound | |
| 1974 | It’S The Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown | A Lee Mendelson, Bill Melendez production | 30 min | Color | sound |