| LC control no. | n 94118053 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Questel, Mae, 1910-1998 |
| Variant(s) | Kivetzl, May, 1910-1998 Kwitzl, May, 1910-1998 Kwestel, May, 1910-1998 Kestel, May, 1910-1998 Questal, Mae, 1910-1998 Balkin, Mae, 1910-1998 Shelby, Mae, 1910-1998 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1910 |
| Death date | 1998-01-04 |
| Place of birth | Bronx (New York, N.Y.) |
| Place of death | New York (N.Y.) |
| Field of activity | Acting |
| Profession or occupation | Actors Voice actor |
| Special note | Year of birth varies in sources. |
| Found in | Boop-oop-a-doop [MP] 1932, 1935? (name not given) Enchanted drawings, 1989: p. 75 (Mae Questel assumed role of Betty Boop in 1931 and did voice for all cartoons through end of series in 1939) The biographical encyclopedia & who's who of the American theatre, 1966, c1965: p. 756 (Questel, Mae; b. 1910 in Bronx, N.Y.; voice of cartoon characters, theatre, film and television actress) Washington Post, Jan. 9, 1998: obit. (d. Jan. 4, 1998, in NYC) Voice of Betty Boop, Mae Questel, 2016. Popeye the Sailor meets Sindbad the Sailor, 1936: (Mae Questel; voice actor; name not given) Eagan, D. America's film legacy, 2010: p. 253 (Mae Questel; voice of Olive Oyl in Popeye the Sailor meets Sindbad the Sailor) 1910 United States Federal Census viewed July 14, 2023 via Ancestry.com (May Kivetzl; May Kwitzl; May Kwestel, age, 0 years; born in New York; father Simon; mother, Frieda) 1920 United States Federal Census viewed July 14, 2023 via Ancestry.com (May Kestel age, about 11 years; born in New York; father Simon; mother, Frieda) Internet movie database, July 14, 2023 (Mae Questel; aka, Mae Questal; actress; born, September 13, 1908; died, January 4, 1998) New York, New York, U.S., Extracted Marriage Index, 1866-1937 viewed July 14, 2023 via Ancestry.com (Mae Questel; spouse, Leo Balkin) U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 viewed July 14, 2023 via Ancestry.com (Mae Questel Shelby; born, September 13, 1908; died, January 4, 1998) |
| Associated language | eng |
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