# Bobby-soxer from ''Little Red Riding Rabbit'' (1944):  Identified?

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**Created:** [May 23, 2005, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobby-soxer-from-little-red-riding-rabbit-1944-identified/305161 "2005-05-23T21:04:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
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This question has come up a number of times: Was the annoying bobby-soxer a parody of someone, and if so, whom?

A number of names have been posited, but there’s never been any verification. I notice that the [IMDB entry](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037022/combined) for this cartoon not claims that it was based on actress [Cass Daley](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0197837/).

While admittedly that doesn’t cinch it, I did come across that name a while back as the most likely candidate for the parody–however, I didn’t make a note of it, and then forgot where I came across the reference. Butnow that someone has added that tid-bit to IMDB, that is definitely the name I remember seeing.

Now. . .

Is there anyone familiar with this actress that can verify that the parody in the cartoon is a reasonable charicature?

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**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2005, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobby-soxer-from-little-red-riding-rabbit-1944-identified/305161/2 "2005-05-23T21:28:54Z")

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Well, it was the uncredited Bea Benederet who played the bobby soxer. Near as I can determine that was not a parody of a specific person but a character she created. I’m pretty sure it wasn’t Cass Daley because her act was older and “wiser” than that.

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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2005, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobby-soxer-from-little-red-riding-rabbit-1944-identified/305161/3 "2005-05-23T22:01:09Z")

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Was she the one who talked liked this?:

“I brought you something, TO HAVE!”