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Mae Questel
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| Mae Questal Voice of Betty Boop |
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 ad-lib helped the cartoons tremendously as did her magical way with a song. In due time, Mae added other Paramount characters,
both male and female, to her repertoire, voicing Olive Oyl, Pudgy and a host of other creations.
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Mae West
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| Mae West this is who Betty Boop was based on |
After several more controversial plays, West was signed by Paramount Pictures in 1932, where her phenomenal success is credited
with keeping the studio solvent. As the Hayes decency code was then in effect, West (who insisted on writing her own screenplays)
was forced to couch her risque material in innuendoes and double entendres, which became a trademark of her comedic style;
nevertheless, by the mid-1940s, West's films and popularity were so compromised after her bouts with censorship that she could
no longer find work in Hollywood.
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