Betty Boop celebrated her 80th birthday this month, as her first appearance on film occurred on August 9, 1930. A relic of the jazz era, she was an icon of hope for Americans suffering through the ...

Betty Boop is celebrating her 80th birthday today. Boop first appeared in 1930 in a Max Fleischer cartoon and went on to become a sex symbol in the world of animated cartoons.

NEW YORK – Boop-oop-a-doop! Betty Boop (search) is 75! Created by Max Fleischer, Betty has gone from a cartoon character depicted as a French poodle in the animated short "Dizzy Dishes," (search ...

A Complex History of Betty Boop Today is Betty Boop's birthday, so naturally we're celebrating the cartoon minx's greatest moments. Complex. August 9, 2011. Share. Complex Original.

August 9 marks the 90th anniversary of Betty Boop’s first appearance in a cartoon short produced by the Austrian Jewish animator Max Fleischer. Betty was eventually voiced by a Bronx-born Jewish ...

Betty Boop might have been based on baby-voiced singer Helen Kane, while others think she was based on another singer, Esther Jones, or even actress Clara Bow. Betty celebrates her 90th birthday ...

MEET Betty Crossland – Betty Boop’s Scottish alter- ego who has just celebrated her 80th birthday. When Betty was born in 1935 the cartoon character was at the height of her fame so her dad ...

With Mitchell’s involvement, a book by Bob Martin, music by David Foster and lyrics by Susan Birkenhead, Boop!The Musical had an impressive Broadway pedigree, and a concept: Cartoon Betty is ...