This is a long way to go to say that no one knows for SURE who was the inspiration for Popeye's love, Olive Oyl, but there are two notable possibilities, and one of them involves a former ...

Oily Brutus swindles Olive Oyl out of her game show winnings with a worthless oil well. It's up to Popeye to grease the path towards a happy ending. Popeye and Olive go out for a drive in the ...

In Popeye’s first strip, the characters Ham Gravy (Olive’s onetime fiance) and Castor Oyl (her brother) — in search of a legendary enchanted creature that might improve their gambling ...

Among the observations to be gleaned from a new volume edited by Peter Maresca, “Thimble Theater and the Pre-Popeye Comics of E.C. Segar,” is that Olive Oyl was not always a paragon of gangly ...

Popeye is coasting back to the big screen ... co-starring Shelley Duvall as the sailor’s quirky love interest Olive Oyl, the film was panned upon release but has since gained cult status ...

As does director Robert Altman’s 1980 film, starring Robin Williams as Popeye and Shelley Duvall as his oft-fought-over sweetheart Olive Oyl. That movie was tepidly received initially.

As does director Robert Altman's 1980 film starring Robin Williams as Popeye and Shelley Duvall as his oft-fought-over sweetheart Olive Oyl. That movie was tepidly received initially. So was ...

As does director Robert Altman’s 1980 film, starring Robin Williams as Popeye and Shelley Duvall as his oft-fought-over sweetheart Olive Oyl. That movie was tepidly received initially.

Whenever Popeye was facing a seemingly hopeless situation – usually having to save Olive Oyl from harm – he would pop open a can of spinach and save the day. In 1960, Popeye made the jump to ...