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Ted Sullivan Hannah
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Ted Sullivan Hannah (born on May 24, 1944, in Forest, Mississippi) was raised in Roosevelt State Park. Hannah attended Morton High School with his brothers, but when his family relocated to Lake, RFD, in 1960, he completed his final year at Newton High School.
He attended East Central Junior College, and graduated with a journalism degree from the University of Southern Mississippi's School of Communications. He began his career as a journalist for the Jackson Daily News, he later rose to the position of state news editor. Hannah also worked as a stringer journalist for the Associated Press and the London Times while at the publication. Hannah began working at King Features Syndicate in 1974 as an Assistant Public Relations Director and was promoted to Publicity Manager in 1979.
He left King Features in 1980 to head the magazine's publicity activities, but returned in 1981 as Director of Advertising and Public Relations. He conceived and oversaw the public relations effort that reintroduced Betty Boop to the globe, and the licenced character now represents a billion-dollar corporation.
Hannah was also in charge of King Features' advertising programme and planned special events for the New York City-based corporation over his tenure. For many years, he arranged a star-studded stage presentation and luncheon for the Banshees, which was presented annually to the nation's newspaper publishers and editors in New York City.
Mr. Hannah continued to handle entertainment on behalf of The Hearst Corporation and King Features in later years, when the newspaper event changed format, presenting receptions with concerts by stars such as Tony Bennett, Vic Damone, and Mel Torme.
Quotes
- Ted Hannah: "I heard they are trying to get Lily Tomlin to play Olive Oyl." (1978)
- Ted Hannah: "Betty Boop is a metaphor for the new femininity, assertive yet sexy and just right for the 80's."[1] (1984)
- Ted Hannah: "Although Betty Boop is not a feminist, she could be useful to the movement because she is non-threatening and demonstrates good qualities." (1985)
- Ted Hannah: "Once we saw Betty was becoming popular again, we turned special attention to her." (1985)
- Ted Hannah: "We hired a 'Betty Boop Impersonator' to wear a Boop costume across the United States at shopping mall promotions and huge Betty Boop parties." (1985)
- Ted Hannah: "Betty has, since the beginning, moved through cycles." (1985)
- Ted Hannah: "Just why Betty Boop should become so popular now, is partly because of the times, partly because of promotion." (1985)
- Ted Hannah: "Betty is a forerunner to what women want today. She is a free spirit, she has a career, romance and she likes to have fun." (1985)
- Ted Hannah: "Betty is an entertainment star, and she does have fun." (1985)
- Ted Hannah: "Betty has, since the beginning, moved through cycles." (1985)
- Ted Hannah: "We noticed girls wearing Betty T-shirts. Licensed products were selling and the royalty cheques were getting bigger." (1985)
- Ted Hannah: "Children still read comics, but not as much as they used to. Kids are more into animated cartoons, but everyone reads the Sunday funnies." (2000)
Death
- Ted Hannah, died at his New York City home on Sunday the 27th of October in 2002.
Trivia
- He was survived by two brothers, Ray Hannah and Tom Hannah.
- During the 1980s, Hannah was instrumental in the creation of Olive Oyl as the first female balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
- Before joining King Features, he was director of public information for Mississippi Educational Television Network.
- In 1990 he had a successful campaign to celebrate Blondie Boopadoop Bumstead's entry into the work force after 60 years as a housewife.
- In 1978, the then-editor Erle Johnston of the Forest-based Scott County Times wrote, "I guess I remember Ted the most. He had a bright personality, and was wandering all over the park when he was just a few years old. He could swim about the time he learned to walk. But Ted was no different from his older brothers. They all performed chores as lifeguards at the lake, they cut grass, fixed leaks, hauled garbage and cleaned cabins. As adults, they all branched out in different directions, but each is super-successful in his own field."
- According to Hannah, in 1978 originally Dustin Hoffman auditioned for the role of "Popeye" but did not sign a contract, and Lily Tomlin was considered for the live-action character role of "Olive Oyl" for the 1980 film. Tomlin dropped out, and was replaced by Shelley Duvall, Robin Williams auditioned, and won the role of Popeye.