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Helen Kane (born Helen Clare Schroeder, August 4, 1904 [1] – September 26, 1966) was an American singer and actress. Her signature song was " I Wanna Be Loved by You " (1928), featured in the 1928 stage musical Good Boy .
The song was first performed in 1928 by Helen Kane, who became known as the 'Boop-Boop-a-Doop Girl' because of her baby-talk, scat-singing tag line to the song. This version was recorded when Kane's popularity started to reach its peak, and became her signature song. Two years later, a cartoon character named Betty Boop was modeled after Kane.
"He's So Unusual" is a song from the late 1920s performed by Helen Kane, who was the inspiration for the Betty Boop character. The song was written by Al Sherman, Al Lewis and Abner Silver. Released on June 14, 1929, "He's So Unusual" was featured in the motion picture Sweetie. Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. Inc. are the publishers of record.
In 1932, when singer Helen Kane sued Fleischer Studios, claiming that they had appropriated her persona for the voice of the cartoon character Betty Boop, the studios defended themselves by arguing that Kane's style of singing—characterized by her baby voice and use of the phrase "boop-boop-a-doop"—was not her own invention.
However, the most famous rendition of this song was recorded early the following year by singer Helen Kane, who was at the peak of her popularity at the time. Kane's childlike voice and Bronx dialect eventually became the inspiration for the voice of cartoon character Betty Boop (most famously using Kane's famous catchphrase Boop Boop a Doop).
Helen Kane and Betty Boop – Photoplay, April 1932. In May 1932, Helen Kane filed a $250,000 infringement lawsuit against Fleischer Studios, Max Fleischer and Paramount Publix Corporation for the "deliberate caricature" that produced "unfair competition", exploiting her personality and image. While Kane had risen to fame in the late 1920s as ...
Sheet music cover featuring Helen Kane, 1928 "That's My Weakness Now" is a song written by Sam H. Stept and Bud Green (words and music) in 1928. This became their first hit song together, having been made popular by singer Helen Kane that same year. [1]
An early sound film, Dangerous Nan McGrew was made in the aftermath of the financial Panic of 1929 and during the economic crisis that followed. Film historian Ruth Anne Dwyer notes: “Not only was movie making technique modified, but dramatic content, reflecting the hardships of the Depression, changed significantly as well.” [4] Hollywood studio executives sought to capitalize on the ...