Bug Goes to Town.Īlthough five other women would go on to provide Betty’s voice, Margie also continued voicing Betty throughout the 1930s and - interestingly - holds the distinction of voicing Betty in her last 1930s film appearance: Rhythm on the Reservation. In addition to voicing Olive Oyl and Betty Boop, Margie lent her vocal talents to a number of Fleischer films including " The Stone Age” series, Gulliver’s Travels, and Mr. It seems Margie was quite the social butterfly, while Jack preferred a life that was a bit more subdued.Ī talented and versatile voice artist, Margie provided voices for numerous characters, at Fleischer Studios as well as other studios. In 1939, while working for Fleischer Studios, Margie (then the voice of Olive Oyl) met and married fellow voice artist Jack Mercer (the voice of Popeye). The real-life marriage of the voices behind Popeye and Olive Oyl was highly celebrated by the media and even included a wedding breakfast of spinach. Portrayed as a dog-eared cabaret singer, she sings I Have to Have You, causing Bimbo (the real star of the film) to fall head-over-heels in love.Ī former office worker, Margie got into show biz after winning a “Boop-a-doop” contest and was discovered by another Fleischer voice artist who had seen her perform on the vaudeville stage. Betty makes only a brief appearance in this film. Having provided the voice of Betty, a bit player in the 1931 Fleischer film Dizzyĭishes, Margie Hines carries the proud distinction of serving as Betty Boop’s first voice.
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