Kane's argument was that she had "invented" scat-singing. Ash had also discovered Peggy Bernier, who was known as "The Girl With The Baby Voice" way back in 1926, long before Kane was known. He also did the same with Ginger Rogers, making her Helen Kane's protégé earlier in her career. He said that Helen Kane would be the "next" Clara Bow and that she was Bow's protégé. This was confirmed by "Paul Ash," who catapulted Kane to fame. Helen Kane was discovered to have had been emulating Clara Bow earlier in her career. ![]() Kane's claims seemed to be valid on the surface, but it was proven that her appearance was not unique, as both Kane and the Betty Boop character and voices of Betty Boop all bore resemblance to Paramount top-star Clara Bow. The $250,000 Infringement Lawsuit was brought in New York in 1934. Kane had demanded that RKO remove the "Boop-Boop-a-Doop" girl title from Questel, as Questel had previously "Out-Booped" Kane, according to mainstream media and local Brooklyn news outlets, and Kane didn't like her name in a tie-up with Questel. Questel was the girl that Kane had made a complaint about in 1930. Kane was told by her private investigators, that it was Mae Questel. Kane got her private investigators in show business to "find out" who this Betty Boop was. Kane heard Betty on radio as voiced by Mae Questel introduced by Max Fleischer, and she became upset. By 1932, Betty Boop became a household name, Betty could be seen in animated cartoons, merchandise and could be heard on the radio. Kane at the time was "thought by many" to be quite a genius of baby-talk songs.įollowing Kane's decline in 1931, Paramount promoted the development of Betty Boop. Kane the baby-voiced girl, grew richer to the extent of $2,500 a week. Kane did not originate the "Boop", it had been used years earlier by African-American jazz singers Clarence Williams and Louis Armstrong.įor a short time Helen was often mistaken and or mixed up with her imitator Babe Kane.Īccording to a 1930 article by gossip writer Fanny the Fan of Teacups, Kane who had a tremendous following in New York was "furious" over Gloria Swanson's statement saying that any one with half an eye could see that Clara Bow was the one real beauty among film stars. In 1930, Kane officially changed her "Poop" to a "Boop" routine, however she still used a "Poop" in her songs. And she also at one point owned a cat who she named Boopy. While filming Sweetie in 1929, actor Jack Oakie gave her the nickname "Boop". In 1930 to promote her film Dangerous Nan McGrew, she appeared on WDAE radio, there she hosted a "Poo-Poo-Pah-Doop" impersonation contest, in which girls hoped to emulate her. ![]() Kane as also noted as using a "But-Dut-De-Dut" and "But-Dut-Da-Dut" prior to the "Boop" routine, this can be heard in Kane's earliest recording of "That's My Weakness Now" recorded in 1928.įrom 1929 to the late 1930s, Kane allowed impersonation, and sought a double and look-a-like by hosting her " Helen Kane Impersonation Contests" all over the United States of America. Her career was nearing its end by 1931, with her last Paramount feature being A Lesson In Love. Helen Kane was described as utilising "Bumpee-Ump-Bump-Bump" as her final words in her "I Wanna Be Loved By You" performance in a Tuesday, Novemreview. Kane was not the "Boop" girl, she was originally known as the "Poop-Poop-a-Doop" girl and was best known for her gimmick which consisted of interjecting the words "Poo" and "Poop" in her songs. Kane had risen to fame in the late 1920s as "The Boop-Boop-a-Doop Girl", a star of stage, recordings and films for Paramount. In May 1932, Kane filed a $250,000 Infringement Lawsuit against Max Fleischer and Paramount Publix Corporation for the deliberate caricature that produced unfair competition. Helen Kane was an actress and singer who became popular in the 1920s.
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