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Helen Kane

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American actress (1904-1966)

United StatesActorsLived 1904 to 1966 · aged 62
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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.

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This comparison between Kane and Betty Boop was published in Photoplay's April 1932 issue, one month before the lawsuit was filed.This comparison between Kane and Betty Boop was published in Photoplay's April 1932 issue, one month before the lawsuit was filed.

Filmography 11

Three Little Words1950
Paramount on Parade1930
Pointed Heels1929
Nothing but the Truth1929
Sweetie1929
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons1995
Dangerous Nan McGrew1930
A Lesson in Love1931
Hollywood on Parade No. A-31932
Heads Up1930
Fleischer Cartoons: The Art & Inventions of Max Fleischer2024

13 credits on file

Television 2

The Ed Sullivan Show1948
Tonight Starring Jack Paar1957

Connected to Helen 6

Gloria DeHavenAlso in Three Little Words (1950)Dorothy ArznerAlso in Paramount on Parade (1930)Jack OakieAlso in Paramount on Parade (1930)Carleton CarpenterAlso in Three Little Words (1950)Millard MitchellAlso in A Lesson in Love (1931)William AustinAlso in Sweetie (1929)

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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. 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.

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1904 to 1966 · aged 62
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