Betty's character idea was born in 1930 , designed to favor the style of Mae West,
an actress and singer that was very popular in the 20's and 30's
for her sultry and almost comical sex appeal;.
and from a cute little singer affectionately known as
the "boop~boopie~doop" girl, Helen Kane.
The character was drawn by an artist of the Fleisher Studios
named Grim Natwick, who originally drew Boop as a girlfriend for the Talkartoon
dog character named Bimbo. Looking more like a human, than a dog,
Betty soon became popular as a human cartoon character and lost the
"doggy" image as well as dog ears. She was already "leggy" with high heels
and wearing a dress, making the transformation a rather simple process.
Her first character appeared in a 1930 animation titled "Dizzy Dishes".
As a human, Betty made her debut appearance in 1931
in her first human character role titled "Kitty from Kansas CIty"
She was NOT born as the babe above.
and the character has changed slightly over the years.
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The webmaster of this site has no connection with the Betty Boop official site or the Fleisher Studio
Betty Boop was created by cartoonist Grim Natwick of the Max Fleisher Studios, Inc. 1930-1939
Some images have been colorized in the 60's by unknown sources; all original Boop art was in black & white
Some may be more recent art and not the original art of Natwick; in those cases I am unsure of the artist that drew her
There are many, many, Betty Boop collection sites and I believe It is legal to add the art to your site.
Information within this site was collected from dozens of other Boop fans and literature and may or may not be 100% correct.
Music: "Baby Face" by unknown artist
This is NOT an OFFICIAL Betty Boop website
affectionately known as the umpymama or umpy