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Man makes more than half of world's Snoopies
(China Daily)
Updated: 2005-11-08 13:40
Ma Leshan, a 77-year-old Guangdong native known as the Chinese father of
Snoopy, put on a display of more than 2,000 cartoon models in Guangzhou last
week.
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Ma Leshan introduces his cartoon models to
kids.
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Ma Leshan's cartoon
models.
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Over the past 50 years, Ma has made models of many popular cartoon characters
for a Hong Kong-based company, including Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Garfield,
the Lion King and Batman.
In 1964, Ma began making Snoopy models, later becoming the only approved
producer designated by Charles Schulz, the creator of the world's most famous
cartoon dog. So far, Ma claims to have made more than 30,000 plastic Snoopies,
accounting for more than half of the world's total.
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