On Aug. 9, 1930 — 95 years ago Saturday — the cartoon character of Betty Boop made her debut with the release of the Fleischer Studios animated short “Dizzy Dishes.” Except this wasn’t quite the Betty ...
A life in color: New tuner about cartoon favorite Betty Boop opens in Chicago on its way to Broadway
Jasmine Amy Rogers always knew that someday she would be a cartoon character. Her mother told her and her brother as much when they were children. But the actress always thought it would be as a voice ...
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Quinta Brunson just proved Betty Boop was a Black woman
As Quinta Brunson prepares to star in and write a film all about Betty Boop, The Root is diving into the untold story of the Black woman who inspired the original character.
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NEW YORK — In 1917, a man named Max Fleischer invented the rotoscope, a combination of projector and glass drawing board that allowed animators to trace over live-action film, one frame at a time.
With her oversized head, flapper dress and tendency to attract unwanted male attention, Betty Boop first came to prominence in the 1930s. She was a kind of character that hadn’t been seen in cartoons ...
Quinta Brunson is set to star as Betty Boop in a movie she’s developing about the classic cartoon icon. The Abbott Elementary star and creator is developing the first traditional feature-length Betty ...
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