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55CHARLOTTE BRAUN

W

hat’s in a name? Although Charlotte Braun’s name

is strikingly similar to Charlie Brown’s, their

personalities couldn’t be more different. The brash, loud

Charlotte Braun is everything that the wishy-washy Charlie

Brown is not, and her abrasive nature failed to endear her

to the gang—and to readers.

Peanuts fan Elizabeth Swaim was unimpressed with

Charlotte Braun, an opinion she shared in a letter to

Charles Schulz. Schulz wrote a personal response, and that

letter is now part of the Library of Congress archives.

Dear Miss Swaim,

I am taking your suggestion regarding Charlotte

Braun and will eventually discard her. If she appears

anymore it will be in strips that were already completed

before I got your letter or because someone writes in

saying that they like her. Remember, however, that you

and your friends will have the death of an innocent

child on your conscience. Are you prepared to accept

such responsibility? Thanks for writing, and I hope

that future releases will please you.

Sincerely,

Charles M. Schulz

Charlotte made her final appearance on February 1, 1955,

just a few months after this exchange.

CHARLOTTE BRAUN

first aPPearanCe

11/30/1954