
Anyway, I told her I'd always liked her voice characters, and would like to have a photo. I think she was disappointed to hear a teen boy's voice she was probably hoping it was a producer with a job offer.
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I don't know what emboldened me at the time, but I called the tv station right after the show ended, and asked if I could speak to her.

Questel was a guest on a local NYC tv morning show.
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She also was a popular character, 'Aunt Bluebell', in a series of tv commercials for Scott Paper Towels. It was years later that I became familiar with Ms. I vaguely recall watching the shows, but as I was a child then, I had no interest in who did any voices. I also remember her for the 'Winky Dink' cartoons she did in the 1950s. As for doing the voice of 'Popeye', when the voice actor, Jack Mercer, was called into military service, she was able to do that voice, too! She claimed to have based that voice on character actress ZaSu Pitts. Questel did so well with that voice, Fleischer also used her talents in voicing the 'Olive Oyl' character in the 'Popeye' cartoons. 'Betty Boop' was modeled after Helen Kane, a popular vaudeville singer, who'd coyly sing a little "boop-boop-a-doop" in some of her songs. Questel was the voice of the 'Betty Boop' cartoon character, created by animator Max Fleischer. But it was her voice artistry for which she is much better known. Mae Questel began her career in the 1920s as a stage actress.

Judy Malcolm - From "King Kong" to The Three Stooges.Olsen and Johnson - The "Hellzapoppin'" Boys.Annette Funicello - From 'Mouseketeer' to 'Bikini.Poe died from complications connected to pneumonia on October 16, 1993, the day after her 81st birthday. Poe also portrayed Betty Boop in an on-camera live action short. Poe also portrayed Betty Boop in an on-camera live action short. Career In 1933, Poe was a voice actress for Betty Boop, including voicing her on a few episodes of an NBC radio special called Betty Boop Fables 2 Poe was the initial voice for the character Olive Oyl in that studio's series of Popeye. Poe was the initial voice for the character Olive Oyl in that studio's series of Popeye. In 1933, Poe was a voice actress for Betty Boop, including voicing her on a few episodes of an NBC radio special called Betty Boop Fables A-8, performing a skit with Bela Lugosi providing a portrayal of Count Dracula. She voiced her in a live-action segment on the special Hollywood on Parade No. Bonnie Poe (Octo– October 16, 1993) was an American actress and voice artist, best known for providing the voice for the Fleischer Studios animated character Betty Boop beginning in 1933, starting with the Popeye the Sailor series and featuring in a dozen cartoons.
