I’ve always liked the dynamics of the cartoon lion and lion tamer. There’s the pair of characters; one human and one animal, the striking red and black of the tamer, and lots of potential fo gags generated by the relationship between the pair.
I have to admit that this tamer looks a little Harry Potter-sequence. I guess that any character with round glasses gets associated with J.K. Rowling’s character.
This is Blanche, and she’s actually based on a minor character from one of the James Bond movies.
You may recall one of the series most memorable baddies, Jaws, as played by Richard Kiel. The giant actor bugged Roger Moore in both The Spy Who Loved Me, and also in Moonraker, where he ended up changing sides and helping Bond out.
’Dolly’ was played by the French actress Blanche Ravalec. As I was looking for a lion tamer, who didn’t really look like a traditional lion tamer, I thought she would fit the bill.
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