| Mae Questel | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 13, 1908 Bronx, New York City |
| Died | January 4, 1998 (aged 89) New York City |
Mae Questel (September 13, 1908 – January 4, 1998) was an American actress and vocal artist. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The City of New York Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The City of New York Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters (including those in feature films television series animated shorts and Video games) and
Born Mae Kwestel in New York City, she won a talent contest at the age of 17, and began performing in vaudeville. The City of New York Vaudeville was a Genre of variety entertainment prevalent on the stage in the United States and Canada, from the early 1880s She was seen by animator Max Fleischer, who was looking for an actress to provide the voice for his Betty Boop character. Max Fleischer ( July 19, 1883 – September 11, 1972) was an important Austrian American pioneer in the development of the Betty Boop is an animated Cartoon character appearing in the Talkartoon and Betty Boop series of films produced by Questel's "Boop-boop-a-doop" routine, done in a style similar to that of the song's originator, Helen Kane, while at the same time evoking something of the naughty allure of film star Clara Bow, was exactly what Fleischer wanted. Helen Kane ( August 4 1903, some sources indicate 1904 – September 26 1966) was an American popular Singer, best known Clara Gordon Bow ( July 29, 1905 &ndash September 27 1965) was an American Actress and Sex symbol, who rose to fame From 1931 until 1939, Questel provided the voice of Betty Boop in more than 150 animated shorts. The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames During the 1930s she released a recording of "On the Good Ship Lollipop" which sold more than 2 million copies. " On the Good Ship Lollipop " was the trademark song of child actress Shirley Temple.
From the mid 1930s Questel also provided the voice for Olive Oyl in the Popeye animated shorts. Olive Oyl is a Cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler Segar in 1919 for his Comic strip Thimble Theater. Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional hero famous for appearing in comic strips and animated films as well as numerous TV shows She based Olive's nasal vocal style on that of the legendary character actress ZaSu Pitts, and ultimately played the role for more than twenty years. ZaSu Pitts ( January 3, &ndash June 7,) (ˈzeɪsuː ˈpɪts was an American Film Actress who starred in many silent Questel refused to move to Miami, Florida when Fleischer Studios relocated there in 1938. Fleischer Studios Inc is an American corporation which originated as an Animation studio located at 1600 Broadway, New York City New York. Margie Hines was the voice of Olive Oyl during the Miami years. Questel returned as the voice of Olive Oyl when Paramount Pictures moved the former Fleischer Studios which became Famous Studios back to New York City. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Famous Studios, renamed Paramount Cartoon Studios in 1956 was the Animation division of the Hollywood film studio Paramount Pictures from 1942 She filled Jack Mercer's shoes as Popeye when Mercer was temporarily drawn into war service. Jack Mercer ( January 13, 1909 &ndash December 4, 1984) was an American Animator, Storyman and Voice actor She voiced Little Lulu and Little Audrey in their respective animated shorts. Little Lulu is a Comic strip character created by Marjorie Henderson Buell. Little Audrey is a Fictional character, appearing in Paramount Pictures ' Famous Studios cartoons from 1947 to 1958. In the 1950s, she was the voice to the title character of the interactive, and pioneering, Saturday-morning cartoon series Winky Dink and You. " Winky Dink And You " was a CBS television children's show that aired from 1953 to 1957
Questel's Broadway theatre credits included A Majority of One, Enter Laughing, and Bajour. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Enter Laughing is a play by Joseph Stein. Based on the semi- Autobiographical novel by Carl Reiner, it centers on the journey of young aspiring Bajour is a musical with a book by Ernest Kinoy and music and lyrics by Walter Marks
Questel appeared onscreen in the 1930s as herself, the most noted being in a 1933 "Hollywood on Parade" short. After she finishes a musical number Bela Lugosi enters in his Dracula costume and says "You have Booped your Last Boop!" before carrying her off. Béla Lugosi (October 20 1882 &ndash August 16 1956 was an iconic Hungarian stage and film actor best known for his portrayal of Count Dracula in the American She made her first dramatic appearance in the 1960s and was seen as one of Fanny Brice's mother's card-playing friends at the start of Funny Girl (1968). Fanny Brice ( October 29 1891 – May 29 1951) was a popular and influential American Comedienne, Singer Funny Girl is a Musical film based on the stage musical of the same name. She appeared in Zelig (1983) and as a celestial apparition in New York Stories (1989). Zelig is a 1983 American Mockumentary written and directed by Woody Allen. New York Stories is an Anthology film which was released in the USA in March 1989.
When Hanna-Barbera began making new Popeye cartoons for television in the 1970s, Questel had to audition for the role of Olive Oyl, and lost out to another voice-over actress. Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional hero famous for appearing in comic strips and animated films as well as numerous TV shows Questel's final film appearance was as Aunt Bethany in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989); Questel was nineteen years older than actor William Hickey, who played her husband in that movie. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is a 1989 Christmas Comedy film directed by Jeremiah S William Edward Hickey ( September 19, 1927 – June 29, 1997) was an American actor She provided the voice for Betty Boop in a cameo appearance in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988). Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 Live-action/animated film produced by Amblin Entertainment and The Walt Disney Company (released She achieved perhaps her greatest visibility in television commercials for various household products, most notably as "Aunt Bluebell", pitching Scott Towels. The Scott Paper Company is a USA -based Corporation which manufactures mostly paper based consumer products
Questel had a withered arm; in her on-camera film appearances, she was usually photographed with elbows bent and both hands at her waist or holding an object in the crook of her elbow to make it less obvious that one arm was shorter and smaller than the other.
Questel died from complications related to Alzheimer's disease at the age of 89 in New York City. Alzheimer's disease ( AD) also called Alzheimer disease or simply Alzheimer's, is the most common form of Dementia. The City of New York
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