Mae QuestelNationality:
American Birthdate:
09/13/1908 Birthplace:
Bronx, New York Death Date:
01/04/1998
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Petite, with a high-pitched, rounded voice, Mae Questel was the voice behind such cartoon figures as Betty Boop, Olive Oyl and Little Audry. At age 17, the Bronx-born singer-actress won a talent contest mimicking the then-popular baby-voiced entertainer Helen Kane. An agent immediately signed Questel and before long she was appearing on the vaudeville circuit as a singer and impressionist, imitating performers from Fanny Brice to Maurice Chevalier. In 1931, Max Fleischer signed her to provide the vocals for the Kane-inspired cartoon figure Betty Boop. Over an eight year period, Questel
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Year
Milestone
Born and raised in NYC
1925
Won singing contest at the RKO Fordham Theatre as the girl who sounded most like the popular singer Helen Kane (date approximate)
Signed by an agent and began performing in vaudeville, singing and doing vocal impersonations of Fannie Brice, Marlene Dietrich and Maurice Chevalier
1930
Played the Palace Theatre
1931
First voiced the animated character Betty Boop
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