Helen Kane
American actress (1904-1966) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 62
Helen Kane 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 written for Good Boy by the songwriting team Kalmar and Ruby.
Helen Kane is read about 281 times a day, in 21 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
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Three Little WordsFilm, Helen Kane (singing voice) (uncredited)1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries1932
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3Film1931A Lesson in LoveFilm, Helen Lane1930
Dangerous Nan McGrewFilm, Dangerous Nan McGrew
Heads UpFilm, 1930Betty Trumbull
Paramount on ParadeFilm, 1930School Teacher1929
Nothing but the TruthFilm, Mabel Jackson
Pointed HeelsFilm, 1929Dot Nixon
SweetieFilm, 1929Helen Fry1904Born4 August 1904People around Helen
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A. Edward Sutherland Directed Paramount on Parade and Pointed Heels
Frank Tuttle Directed Paramount on Parade and Sweetie
Stuart Erwin Also in Paramount on Parade and Sweetie
Victor Schertzinger Directed Paramount on Parade (1930)
Billy Wilder Produced I Wanna Be Loved by You (1928)
Ernst Lubitsch Directed Paramount on Parade (1930)
Mack Sennett Produced Dangerous Nan McGrew (1930)
William Powell Also in Paramount on Parade and Pointed Heels
Adolph Zukor Produced Paramount on Parade (1930)
Nancy Carroll Also in Paramount on Parade and Sweetie
Dorothy Arzner Directed Paramount on Parade (1930)
Richard Thorpe Directed Three Little Words (1950)
Jack Oakie Also in Paramount on Parade and Sweetie
Jesse Louis Lasky Produced Paramount on Parade (1930)
Elsie Janis Produced Paramount on Parade (1930)
Malcolm St. Clair Directed Dangerous Nan McGrew (1930)
Victor Moore Also in Dangerous Nan McGrew and Heads Up
Victor Heerman Directed Paramount on Parade (1930)
William Austin Also in Paramount on Parade and Sweetie
Casey Robinson Directed A Lesson in Love (1931)
Otto Brower Directed Paramount on Parade (1930)
Richard "Skeets" Gallagher Also in Paramount on Parade and Pointed Heels
Jack Cummings Produced Three Little Words (1950)
B. P. Schulberg Produced Paramount on Parade (1930)
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Television 2
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About this person
Kane's voice and appearance were thought to be a source for Fleischer Studios animators when creating Betty Boop. Kane sued the studio for stealing her signature "boop-oop-a-doop" style, but the judge decided that the proof of this was insufficient, and dismissed the case.
