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Trekkin and Birdin 15 years, 11 months ago.
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request for a cache:
2010 is a significant year for Betty Boop and her creator, former Wisconsin Rapids, WI resident, Myron “Grim” Natwick.
2010 commemorates Betty Boop’s 80th birthday, as well as Grim Natwicks 120th Birthday, and the 20th anniversary since his death.
Although he died in Los Angeles, CA, Natwick, Natwick is buried at Forest Hill Cemetery in Wisconsin Rapids.
I’ve heard it through various sources that there are plans to hold some sort of Betty Boop festival in Wisc Rapids this year meaning there could be a lot of out-of-towners in the area during that time.
Anyhow, I think 2010 being a significant year in Betty Boop’s history, there needs to a be a Betty Boop geocache in Wisconsin Rapids.
I think someone who’s a real Betty Boop fan and knows a lot of her history should do the honors.Betty Boop fans must be few and far between. I can’t blame ya, though. Im not one either. 😀
You actually told me more in one paragraph than I knew about Betty Boop. Sounds like you at least have a passing interest. Go for it 😀 .
It wasnt that long ago that I didn’t know anything at all. A year or so ago, I had been looking at the wikipedia page for Wisc Rapids, when I saw Grim Natwick’s name. Not knowing who he was, I clicked on his name. Everything I know about him, I learned from Wikipedia.
It was a few days ago, when I was looking at a really neat website called Findagrave.com (doesn’t require a membership to retrieve info)
There I found a picture of Natwick’s grave.
See his page HEREI had no idea he was even buried in Rapids. Surprised, really, since he dies in Los Angeles, I’d assume he would be buried there.
The part that REALLY surprised me, is that someone with almost iconic status has such a small (sorry, but) rather disappointing grave marker.
I would have expected it to be a lot bigger than it actually is, or at least have had some reference to the pop culture icon, Betty Boop, he created.I haven’t seen his grave personally. I don’t know where exactly it is, the Forest Hill Cemetery is huge. By the picture, I can see that it is a relatively flat, low profile headstone. For sure it would be covered by snow. When the snow melts, I’ll set out to find it.
Of course I’m just as capable as anyone else to place a cache memorialising Natwick & his legacy, but I’d much rather see someone who was at least a fan of BB do the honors. I’d hate to disappoint.
And quite honestly, I have no idea where’d I’d even begin.
Just remember when you do create one, visit a Christmas Vacation website. I just read this past holiday season that the actress who played Aunt Bethany:
Born Mae Kwestel in New York City, she won a talent contest at the age of 17, and began performing in vaudeville. She was seen by animator Max Fleischer, who was looking for an actress to provide the voice for his Betty Boop character. Questel’s “Boop-boop-a-doop” routine, done in a style similar to that of the song’s originator, Helen Kane, while at the same time evoking something of the naughty allure of film star Clara Bow, was exactly what Fleischer wanted. From 1931 until 1939, Questel provided the voice of Betty Boop in more than 150 animated shorts. During the 1930s she released a recording of “On the Good Ship Lollipop” which sold more than two million copies.
-from wikipediaSometimes the graves of the famous can be pretty underwhelming. We’ve done caches at James Dean’s and H.P. Lovecraft’s graves, and they are small unassuming stones. Lincoln’s tomb is properly impressive though.
George and Martha Washington also have fittingly impressive entombment, although the original burial site, still at Mount Vernon, was not grand and the fancy stuff was created much later.
Our Stories in Stone cache here in West Salem showcases three interesting locals, including a very impressive mystery monument. Think Ethel M’s candy! 😉 I really enjoy the cemetery caches that take the time to highlight some local history and get me to learn it in the process of locating the hide, so what HeliDood suggests would be pretty cool.
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