Charles M Schulz,

Charles M Schulz, the creator of the Peanuts/Charlie Brown series was a very interesting character. Here is part of an article from a blog at
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/8443
written by Mangesh
"He never got over The Little Red-Haired Girl
While his wife Jeannie was certainly a fire-cracker (at 50, she started taking trapeze lessons!), and her comments often made the strip (like calling Schulz her “Sweet Baboo”), it was the cartoonist’s first love that inspired Charlie Brown’s love interest. The Little Red-Haired Girl character was based on Donna Johnson, the first girl Schulz proposed to (and was rejected by). Naturally, he had a tough time getting over the experience. “You never do get over your first love,” Schulz said. “More than having your cartoons rejected or three-putting the 18th green, the whole of you is rejected when a woman says: `You’re not worth it.’” While he never won the red-head’s heart, fans of the “I just like you as a friend” rejection line should know that it actually worked for the pair. The two managed to stay friends years after the proposal debacle."