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 ...

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.

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 ...

LOS ANGELES -- Betty Boop and "Blondie" are joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the public domain. The first appearances of the classic cartoon and comic characters are among the pieces of ...

Sure Betty Boop knows how to "boop-oop-a-doop," but will she be able to sing and dance on stage? Theatergoers will have to wait until the 2010-2011 season to find out when "Betty Boop," a new musical ...

LOS ANGELES — Betty Boop and “Blondie” are joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the public domain. The first appearances of the classic cartoon and comic characters are among the pieces of ...