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Jun 17, 2024 · Mae Questel, who provided the loopy, childlike voice of cartoon characters Betty Boop and Olive Oyl, has died at 89. Ms. Questel, who died Sunday at her home, was a...
Jun 19, 2024 · Movie lovers might remember American singer and actor Mae Questel (1908–1998) best as the dotty old woman who wrapped the family cat as a gift in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation , or as Woody Allen's omnipresent nagging mother in "Oedipus Wrecks" included in the 1989 film New York Stories .
Jun 14, 2024 · Actress Mae Questel, the voice of Betty Boop and Olive Oyl (Popeye) Her Orthodox Jewish family was totally averse to her having an entertainment career. Her parents and grandparents forced her to leave the Theatre Guild School (New York) while still a teenager and had their wills drawn up accordingly to discourage this career choice.
Jun 19, 2024 · 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 histo...
1 day ago · Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 American fantasy comedy film directed by Robert Zemeckis from a screenplay written by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman. [7] . It is loosely based on the 1981 novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit? by Gary K. Wolf.
2 days ago · William Costello was the original voice of Popeye, a voice that was replicated by later performers, such as Jack Mercer and even Mae Questel. Many of the Thimble Theatre characters, including Wimpy, Poopdeck Pappy, and Eugene the Jeep, eventually made appearances in the Paramount cartoons, though Olive Oyl's extended family and Ham Gravy were ...
Jun 13, 2024 · Jack Mercer, William Costello, Mae Questel 383 votes With brute strength fueled by a hearty helping of spinach, Popeye sailed the seas alongside his loyal love Olive Oyl, constantly foiling the dastardly plots of his rival Bluto.
