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.

The Betty Boop Musical" to Chicago this fall for a pre-Broadway tryout. The tuner, which runs Nov. 19 through Dec. 31 at Chicago's CIBC Theatre, is based on the animated Jazz Era flapper - known for ...

Betty Boop, international animation icon and leading lady, together with Animal Logic Entertainment and Simon Cowell’s Syco Entertainment today announced their plan to develop and produce Betty Boop’s ...

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 ...

Marilyn Monroe sang, “I wanna be loved by you—boop-boop-ee-doop” a la “Betty Boop” in “Some Like it Hot.” And now Betty Boop will be serving it hot in San Francisco with the bow of the first Betty ...

You’ve won 16 Grammy Awards and now want to write your first Broadway musical. What source material do you pick? There are so many great novels, movies, straight plays and TV shows out there to choose ...

The sassy sexpot with the green saucer eyes, pouty lips and vampish outfits just turned 65, but Betty Boop is still a hot ticket to her loyal fans.“I’ve been in the retail business for many years, and ...

Book after book promises to reveal the real Marilyn Monroe. But even in today’s TMZ-driven, every-friggin’-detail-trotted-out celeb cycle, the tragic star remains an enigma. And that won’t change with ...

The iconic cartoon character known as Betty Boop just got boop-oop-a-doop Funko Popped! It’s about time. Want more like this? Get the latest drops, ratings, reviews, and more with the ComicBook Gear ...