From Betty Boop To Popeye, Franz von Suppé Survives In Cartoons You may not recognize the Austrian composer by name, but if you like cartoons, you've heard the music of Franz von Suppé.

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Jasmine Amy Rogers plays Betty Boop, ... But in a 1938 exhibitors poll, Popeye topped Mickey. "There was a real competition between the Fleischers and Disney," Martin said.

Last May, at Manhattan’s Max Fleischer Studios (Popeye, Betty Boop, Screen Songs, Color Classics) 76 members of the Commercial Artists & Designers. Union threw in their hands, went on strike.

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Betty Boop, lobbycard, 1930s. (Photo by LMPC via Getty Images) LMPC via Getty Images. Koko the Clown, Popeye the Sailor, Superman, Pudgy, Bimbo, Grampy, Hunky and Spunky and Betty Boop.

In the classic 1930s cartoon Popeye the Sailor, ... in a 1933 Betty Boop cartoon. von Suppé's overtures have both great beauty and great brilliance, which is why they're still played.