Warren Lockhart

Warren Lockhart (1940-2012) was born in Hollywood, California. Both his father and grandfather worked as sound technicians for film studios. After receiving a BS degree from UC Berkeley, Lockhart indirectly began his career in show business in management marketing at United Airlines, coordinating travel logistics for performers and entertainment companies. In 1968 Lockhart took a job with the Ice Follies, where he worked to bring Charles Schulz’s Peanuts characters to the ice-skating show. Schulz introduced him to Lee Mendelson, producer of the Peanuts television specials, and soon hired Lockhart as president of Charles Schulz Creative Associates, managing the marketing and distribution of Peanuts merchandise worldwide.