According to Cathy Meils, director of the Betty Boop festival, Betty Boop is a hard cartoon character to resist. to celebrate the sultry cartoon star's birthday. This past weekend, Betty Boop's most devoted fans even gathered in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisc. She also helped launch the careers of other characters, including Popeye, who made his first appearance on the silver screen in a Betty Boop cartoon. She became the classic female form for many cartoon characters who came after her, including Jessica Rabbit from the film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" Over time she evolved into a more human cartoon, eventually becoming one of the era's first and most well known sex-symbols.Īnd as the decades passed, Boop stayed young and popular. A relic of the jazz era, she was an icon of hope for Americans. A mix of a french poodle and an actress," explained Brinkman. Betty Boop celebrated her 80th birthday this month, as her first appearance on film occurred on August 9, 1930.
She studied acting at the American Theatre Wing and. "When she first started out she was kind of a poodle, she had actually dog ears. Echa un vistazo a nuestra selección de betty boop birthday para ver las mejores piezas hechas a mano, únicas o personalizadas de nuestras tiendas. Best remembered for voicing the animated characters of Betty Boop and Olive Oyl. In today's Conversation ABC's Stephanie Sy took some time to celebrate Boop's birthday with animator Bryan Brinkman.Ĭreated by Max Fleischer, Boop made her debut on August 9, 1930, in a cartoon entitled "Dizzy Dishes." The character was modeled after some of the more popular singers and actresses of the era. 9, 2010— - A legend of the silver screen is celebrating today, as the black-and-white femme fatale, Betty Boop turns 80.
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