Betty DeRamus may not have been a native Detroiter, but as her friend, former Free Press columnist Susan Watson once wrote of her: “She wasn’t born in Detroit, but her soul was.” DeRamus, a ...

Books featuring a trio of iconic detectives — Nancy Drew, Sam Spade and Miss Marple — are also entering the public domain this year. By The Associated Press Betty Boop and Blondie are joining Mickey ...

The year 1930 brought about a slew of raunchy films, the debut of Betty Boop, and the first iteration of Disney’s most famous dog. The year 1930 brought about a slew of raunchy films, the debut of ...

Betty Boop is one of the most iconic cartoons of the 20th century. A pinup drawn to look like a 1920s flapper, the character debuted nearly a century ago and quickly became a household name: In 1932, ...

Betty Reid Soskin, an iconic former National Park Service ranger, has died, according to her family on Sunday. She was 104. Soskin’s family told NBC Bay Area she passed peacefully at her home in ...

Distiller Music Publishing and Alternative Songs have announced a joint venture co-signing of Poppy Baskcomb to a worldwide publishing agreement. The news arrives as the singer-songwriter celebrates ...

Public-domain horror has given us killer Pooh bear, murderous childhood icons, like Steamboat Willie-era Mickey, and a graveyard’s worth of “sure, why not?” premises. Some are fun, some are… choices.

Betty White is often fondly remembered as one of TV's most iconic figures, thanks especially to the classic sitcom Golden Girls, playing Rose Nylund, or as the "happy homemaker" Sue Nivens in The Mary ...

Berlin-based sales company Picture Tree Intl. has acquired worldwide sales rights including Germany and Austria from C-Films to “Hello Betty,” the upcoming feature from director Pierre Monnard, who ...

Two new movies debuted in the top five at the weekend box office, but neither one was able to dethrone the champion, the psychological thriller Weapons. Austin Butler continues to impress as he plays ...

Performances in N.Y.C. From her 1930 debut as a poodle-human hybrid to a modern-day symbol of empowerment, Betty Boop has had an unusual journey to the Broadway stage. Boop-oop-a-doop! Credit ...