Margie Hines | |
|---|---|
 Hines in 1933 Vitaphone short, Harry Warren: America's Foremost Composer | |
| Born | Margaret Louise Hines[1] October 15, 1909 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | December 23, 1985 (aged 76) Seaford, New York, U.S. |
| Other names | Marjorie Hines Marjorie Heidtmann |
| Occupation | Voice actress |
| Years active | 1930–1943 |
| Known for | Betty Boop, Olive Oyl |
| Spouses | Raymond Brenneis
(m. 1951; div. 1954)Jesse William Heidtmann
(m. 1956) |
Margaret Louise Hines (October 15, 1909 – December 23, 1985),[nb 1] also known as Marjorie Hines or Margie Hines, was an American animation voice artist.
She was known for her work at Fleischer Studios, where she was the original voice of Betty Boop, (although Little Ann Little erroneously claimed to have been the first and longest serving voice artist),[8] Hines served from 1930 until 1932 and again from 1938 until 1939, before voicing Olive Oyl and Swee' Pea in the Popeye the Sailor cartoons from 1938 to 1944.[9] She also provided the voices for Fleischer's animated films Gulliver's Travels and Mr Bug Goes to Town.[10]
Career
Hines was the original voice actress for Fleischer's cartoon character Betty Boop, whilst she was touring vaudeville she was heard by vocalist Billy Murray, an employee at Fleischer studio who suggested she was the right choice for the voice of the character[8] she made her who debut in the cartoon short Dizzy Dishes in 1930, studio head Max Fleischer hired Hines, as she was a Helen Kane sound-alike, and Kane was the basis for the character. Hines and several other actress voiced Betty until Mae Questel took over the role in 1931.
Beginning in 1932, Hines also did vocals for Aesop's Film Fables and Tom and Jerry produced by Van Beuren Studios. Her Van Beuren credits were erroneously attributed to Bonnie Poe, another actress who'd worked for Fleischer on Betty Boop cartoons.
Mae Questel, who was Fleischer's voice for Betty Boop and Popeye characters Olive Oyl and Swee'Pea during the mid-1930s, was unable to move with the Fleischer Studios staff when they left New York City for Miami. As a result, Hines was hired to replace Questel in both the Betty Boop and Popeye series, beginning in 1938. Hines voiced Betty Boop through her final series entries in 1939, and continued to voice Olive until 1943, when the studio, by then taken over by Paramount Pictures and renamed Famous Studios, returned to New York.[11] The Marry-Go-Round (1943) was Hines' final short as the voice of Olive, with Mae Questel returning to the role in 1944.
Personal life
Hines was born in Glendale, Queens, New York City, in October 1909 as Margaret Louise Hines.[12]
On March 3, 1939, at the purported age of 21, Hines married her 29 year old co-star Winfield B. "Jack" Mercer, who provided the voice of Popeye.[12][13] At the time of her marriage, her mother lived on Long Island and had the two remarry at a New York church.[13] The two later divorced in 1950.[14] Hines married for a second time in 1951, to Raymond Brenneis (1922–1981), in Greenwich, Connecticut.[15] However, the couple divorced in 1954.[16] In 1956, Hines married Jesse William Heidtmann (1918–1997) in Southold, New York.[17]
Under the name Marjorie L. Heidtmann, Hines died in Seaford, New York on December 23, 1985, at the age of 76.[18][19] She was survived by her husband Jesse, who died in June 1997, at the age of 79.[20]
Filmography
Notes
- ↑ Some sources suggest she was aged 21, or alternatively 24, when she married in 1939. However, the New York Birth Index shows Margaret L Hines as born in Queens, New York on October 15, 1909.[2] The 1910 US Federal Census has Margaret L Hines aged 6 months, living with parents Andrew T and Cecilia M Hines at 7 Van Horn St, Queens.[3] The 1915 New York Census has her, aged 5, with the same parents at 7 Delta Place, Queens.[4] The 1920 Federal Census has Margaret Hines, aged 10, living with Cecile Hines, still at 7 Delta Place.[5] The 1930 Federal Census has Margaret L. Hines aged 20, "singer", living with Cecilia M Hines at 6164 Ralph Ave., Queens.[6] The 1940 Federal Census has Marjorie R (?) Mercer aged 30, "artist", born in Queens, living with Winfield B Mercer, at 3130 Gifford Lane, Miami, Florida.[7] All these records are public records which can be accessed via websites such as Ancestry.com.
References
- ↑ "Clipped From The Sun and the Erie County Independent". The Sun and the Erie County Independent. April 17, 1941. p. 2. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- ↑ New York Birth Index, 1909
- ↑ US Federal Census, 1910
- ↑ New York State Census, 1915
- ↑ US Federal Census, 1920
- ↑ US Federal Census, 1930
- ↑ US Federal Census, 1940
- 1 2 "Margie Hines: Betty's First Voice!".
- ↑ Milestone column Time (March 20, 1939)(subscription required)
- ↑ Scott, Keith (October 3, 2022). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2. BearManor Media. pp. 668, 678.
- ↑ Grandinetti, Fred M. (December 31, 2003). Popeye: An Illustrated Cultural History (2nd ed.). McFarland (published 2004). p. 60. ISBN 0-7864-2687-X.
- 1 2 "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V65G-ZPK : July 12, 2019), Winfield B Jack Mercer and Margaret Louise Hines, March 3, 1939; citing Marriage, Broward, Florida, United States, citing multiple County Clerks of Court, Florida; FHL microfilm 2,241,554.
- 1 2 Stout, Wesley W. (April 22, 1957). "The Beachcomber: You may know or maybe not". Fort Lauderdale News. p. 6. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
- ↑ "Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VK7F-LKK : December 25, 2014), Jack W Mercer and Marjorie Mercer, 1950; from "Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Dade, Florida, certificate 11372, volume 517, Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville.
- ↑ Ancestry: Marjorie Mercer in the Connecticut Marriage Records, 1897–1968
- ↑ Ancestry: Marjorie Brenneis in the Alabama, U.S., Divorce Index, 1950–1959
- ↑ Ancestry: Marjorie L. Hines/Brenneis in the New York State, Marriage Index, 1881–1967
- ↑ Ancestry: Marjorie Heidtmann in the U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935–2014
- ↑ "Marjorie Hines/Heidtmann gravestone". Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ↑ Ancestry: Jesse William Heidtmann in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936–2007
External links
- Margie Hines at IMDb