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Bonnie Poe

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Bonnie Poe
Born
Clara Rothbart

(1915-03-06)March 6, 1915
DiedOctober 16, 1993(1993-10-16) (aged 78)
OccupationActress
Years active1933–1938
Known for

Clara Rothbart (March 6, 1915 – October 16, 1993) known professionally as Bonnie Poe was an American actress, best known for providing the voice for the Fleischer Studios animated character Betty Boop beginning in 1933, starting with the Popeye the Sailor series and featuring in a dozen cartoons. She voiced her in a live-action segment on the special Hollywood on Parade No. A-8, performing a skit with Bela Lugosi providing a portrayal of Count Dracula.[1]

Career

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In 1933, Poe was a voice actress for Betty Boop, including voicing her on a few episodes of an NBC radio special called Betty Boop Fables [2] Poe was the initial voice for the character Olive Oyl in that studio's series of Popeye. Bonnie Poe also portrayed Betty Boop in an on-camera live action short titled Hollywood on Parade No. A-8 in 1933.

Bonnie Poe died from complications connected to pneumonia on October 16, 1993.[citation needed]

Filmography

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1933

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1934

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1935

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  • Dizzy Divers – Olive Oyl (voice, uncredited)

1938

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References

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  1. ^ "BONNIE POE".
  2. ^ "The Hollywood Creation of Betty Boop". bellaonline.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
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