Betty Boop was “born” in 1930 on Myron “Grim” Natwick’s drawing table at the Fleischer brothers’ Manhattan animation studio. As the journalist Peter Benjaminson details in “The Life and Times of Betty ...

From Popeye to Shrek, several beloved cartoon characters were inspired by real people. This article uncovers the fascinating true stories of Frank Fiegel, Helen Kane, and Maurice Tillet, revealing how ...

EXCLUSIVE: A multi-part film about the Fleischer Brothers, creators of a pioneering animation studio that launched Betty Boop, Popeye The Sailor, and Superman cartoons, has won the richest prize in ...

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 ...

No, you're not hallucinating. Dua Lipa, quarantined pop star extraordinaire, worked with animators to create a brand-new music video for her Future Nostalgia song "Hallucinate," which dropped on ...