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All Blog Posts Tagged 'mae' (12)

Playing Betty Boop

Betty Boop has been played by many people, First Mae Questel played betty boop in the short musical Justice 1931, She preforms Dont take my boop oop a doop away

Bonnie Poe - Betty Boop appeared in the paramount Short - Paramount on parade in 1934, Most people think this is either… Continue

Added by The Boop oop a Doop Girl on November 10, 2009 at 11:52pm — No Comments

In short, it was a marvelous career and, seemingly, a marvelous life. Certainly it was a quintessentially New York career stage, cartoons, commercials, radio. Feature films weren't really a factor until they began to move east in more recent times. Furthermore, Mae retained her authenticity as a character by remaining in the east. Her later on-camera roles felt very real. Mae's most natural voices were always maternal and Jewish. Her Olive Oyl, originally styled after Zasu Pitts, ultimately bec… Continue

Added by The Boop oop a Doop Girl on June 26, 2009 at 8:33pm — No Comments

Mae Questel - Celluloid Capers

During the '30s, a live-action Mae portrayed a Boop-ish character in several Paramount short subjects and was also in a Paramount feature called Wayward. The studio offered her a Hollywood contract in 1932 but typically, she turned it down and remained in New York at the request of her first husband. As with most of her ambitions, film success did ultimately come to Mae. All she had to do was live her life and wait for it. During the '60s and '70s, she appeared in It's Only Money with Jerry Lew… Continue

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Mae Questels - Ancillary Antics

Ancillary Antics Mae had a related career in radio that included both afternoon and evening Betty Boop broadcasts, as well as appearances on such programs as The Green Hornet and Perry Mason. Her early television work included a stint as a panelist on Stop Me If You've Heard This One and as the voice of the interactive cartoon sprite, Winky Dink. She did commercials for Bromo Seltzer, Nabisco Honey Grahams and Yuban Coffee and was the memorably helpful Aunt Bluebell in a series of Scott Towels s… Continue

Added by The Boop oop a Doop Girl on June 26, 2009 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Mae Questels Animated Career

Taking the role of Betty Boop made Mae Questel immortal (and perhaps vice-versa), but the Fleischers got something out of the bargain as well the first in a stable of voice actors that would make Paramount cartoons second to none in the field of vocal characterizations. With the addition of Jack Mercer (Popeye) in the mid-1930s, the Fleischer cartoons began featuring top-quality vocal tracks long before most other cartoons from either New York or Hollywood could even come close. Mae's ability to… Continue

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Mae Questels Early History

Her Early History Mae Questel was a natural "ham," born into a family that didn't believe show business was a suitable profession for a respectable girl. The young New Yorker had obvious talent and performed frequently at charitable and community functions. However, professional opportunities were rejected by both her parents and grandparents. In retrospect, it seems inevitable that Mae would eventually enjoy a professional theatrical career. While still a child, for instance, her talent brough… Continue

Added by The Boop oop a Doop Girl on June 26, 2009 at 8:28pm — No Comments

Mae Questel:A Reminiscence, History and Perspective

In February 1995, animation historian Jerry Beck curated a Museum of Modern Art tribute to the cartoons of Paramount's Famous Studios. At a party related to the event, Jackson Beck, most famous as the voice of Bluto in many of the Paramount cartoons, was peppered with questions about the vocal history of the east coast animation studio. His response was something like, "There's only one person alive who was there from the beginning and she can't tell you anything." The person Beck was referring… Continue

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Mae Questel Biography - Main Voice of Betty Boop

Born Mae Kwestel September 13, 1908, in New York City, she was raised in the Bronx by parents Simon Kwestel and Frieda Glauberman, where she honed her abilities as a mimic and dialect comic at local charitable functions. Although her parents demanded she quit her dramatic studies and latch on to a steady career in teaching, the youngster's love of performance determined her fate. By the time… Continue

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Here are some quotes by and about Helen, including some from those who knew and loved her

I just put it in at one of the rehearsals, a sort of interlude. It's hard to explain - I haven't explained it to myself yet. It's like vo-de-o-do, Crosby with boo-boo-boo, and Durante with cha-cha-cha." -Helen Kane, on the creation of her "boop-boop-a-doop" "I thought you might like to know that her first introduction to “show business” was when her older sister, Gertrude took her to a talent show. [Gertrude] had entered the contest and while she was on the side waiting, Aunt Helen was also ask… Continue

Added by The Boop oop a Doop Girl on June 26, 2009 at 7:49pm — No Comments

Helen kane and Betty Boop Sketches

I Drew a full sketch Of Helen kane and betty boop, But the scanner seems to not like pencil....... oh well <333333333 Boop oop e doop oop Continue

Added by The Boop oop a Doop Girl on May 28, 2009 at 1:21am — 2 Comments

HOW BETTY BOOP GOTS THAT WAY

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Added by The Boop oop a Doop Girl on March 23, 2009 at 4:29pm — No Comments

'Betty Boop' Broadway Bound for 2010-2011

Betty Boop, a new musical, will feature music by 15-time Grammy Award winner David Foster, with book by Sally Robinson and Oscar Williams. The show is planning to debut on Broadway in the 2010-2011 season at a Nederlander theatre to be announced. Produced by Ostar Productions, addit… Continue

Added by The Boop oop a Doop Girl on March 23, 2009 at 4:25pm — No Comments