Betty Boop is celebrating her 80th birthday today. Boop first appeared in 1930 in a Max Fleischer cartoon and went on to become a sex symbol in the world of animated cartoons.

NEW YORK – Boop-oop-a-doop! Betty Boop (search) is 75! Created by Max Fleischer, Betty has gone from a cartoon character depicted as a French poodle in the animated short "Dizzy Dishes," (search ...

Betty Boop celebrated her 80th birthday this month, as her first appearance on film occurred on August 9, 1930. A relic of the jazz era, she was an icon of hope for Americans suffering through the ...