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Archive for June, 2026
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Mae Questel
Mae Kwestel was given her stage name, Questel, by her teacher Joseph G. Geiger when she attended the Theatre Guild School as a teen. She was born September 13, 1908, in the Bronx, NY. She was raised by her Orthodox Jewish parents, Simon Kwestel and Frieda (Glauberman) Kwestel. Against her family’s wishes, Questel pursued a career in acting. At 17 Questel won a local Helen Kane impersonation contest, catching the attention of Max Fleisher, who offered her a position as a voice actor at Fleisher Studios. She went on to provide the voice for Betty Boop, Olive Oyl and Little Audrey.
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Explore: Solstice, sunshine and the sacred
A British Museum article honours the summer solstice by sharing how different cultures across time have celebrated the power of the sun and the mystery of the summer solstice. It compares various historical artifacts that share in the broad cultural significance of depticting the sun and the summer solstice in art.
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Link of the Month: Animafest Zagreb
Established in 1972, Animafest Zagreb is the second-oldest animation film festival in the world. It will be held from June 8 to 13, 2026, in Zagreb, Croatia. The festival supports all kinds of animation and film production, allowing experienced artists and new talent to interact and share the stage. The festival holds competitions for feature animations, children’s animation films, and shorts.
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Cartoon of the Month: Weather-beaten Melody
In celebration of the summer solstice, this month’s featured animation is Verwitterte Melodie (Weather-beaten Melody, 1943), a German animated cartoon created during World War II, directed by Hans Fischerkoesen. Using dynamic shots, subtle references to “degenerate art” and a diverse array of characters, this film critiques the Nazi regime’s restrictive ways of thinking by emphasizing the depth and nuance of life
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Biography of the Month: Hans Fischerkoesen
Hans Fischer was one of the first people to bring an animated film to German cinemas through his 1919 film Das Loch im Westen (The Hole in the West). (Klatt, 2013) “Fisher” was a common surname in Germany, so Fischer adopted the alias “Fischerkoesen” to distinguish himself. The name was created by combining his surname with the name of his birthplace, the town of Bad Kösen in eastern Germany.