![]() ![]() In May 1932, Kane filed a $250,000 lawsuit against Max Fleischer and the Paramount Publix Corporation for appropriation and exploitation of her image. In 1932, the character “Betty Boop” developed from the caricature, a curvy woman with dangling earrings and the same baby vocals and ad libs. In 1930, Fleischer Studios animator Glen Natwick developed a caricature of Kane as a dog with a squeaky singing voice. White jazz singer and entertainer Helen Kane allegedly appropriated Jones’s singing style after attending her cabaret act in 1928. Her vocal trademark, “Boop Oop A Doop,” and her contoured figure in a form-fitting dress traces back to a black woman by the name of Esther Jones.Įsther “Baby Esther” Jones was a jazz singer known for her “baby” singing style who performed at Harlem’s Cotton Club in the 1920s. The song is performed in the 2007 television version of Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors.Betty Boop is widely recognized as one of the most notable cartoon characters and one of the first cartoonized American sex symbols. The song also been recorded by performers Vaughn De Leath, Annette Hanshaw, Jack Lemmon, Frank Sinatra, Miss Miller and The Chipettes, Rose Murphy, Verka Serduchka, Patricia Kaas, Sinéad O'Connor, Jinx Titanic, Shiina Ringo, Claire Johnston, Eve's Plum and Barry Manilow (in a duet with the Marilyn Monroe recording) among others. In the Australian musical adaptation of King Kong, the number is performed as Ann Darrow is robbed by thugs who taunt her. In Rob Zombie's 2003 film House of 1000 Corpses, Baby Firefly performs the song for the family's unwitting victims. In an episode of The Golden Girls, ("Journey to the Center of Attention," February 22, 1992), Blanche butchers the song at The Rusty Anchor. Davis) pokes her head in, duster brandishing on cue with her closing "Boop-Boop-Be-Doop." Meanwhile, Mike ( Robert Reed), in his den with Carol ( Florence Henderson), pulls out his ukulele as Carol leads them in a duet of their own rendition. In an episode of The Brady Bunch ("Never Too Old", October 5, 1973), Bobby ( Mike Lookinland) must quarantine from the family after his first kiss with Millicent ( Melissa Sue Anderson) could potentially produce the mumps. ![]() However, when Mary Ann tries to sing the song, her lack of talent makes her uncomfortable and she faints, snapping out of her amnesia. Her performance so impresses Mary Ann Summers that she takes on Ginger's personality and identity after hitting her head. ![]() In a Gilligan's Island episode, Ginger Grant sings the song on at least one occasion for the entertainment of the fellow castaways. In Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955) about Jazz Age this song is performed by Jane Russell, Jeanne Crain (dubbed by Anita Ellis) and Rudy Vallee. Helen Kane dubbed the vocal for Reynolds’ voice. In 1950, the song was a highlight of the Kalmer-Ruby biopic Three Little Words, performed by Debbie Reynolds and Carleton Carpenter as Helen Kane and vaudeville performer Dan Healy. Desirée Goyette performs the number as Betty Boop in the 1980s animated film The Romance of Betty Boop. Two years later, a cartoon character named Betty Boop was modeled after Kane. This version was recorded when Kane's popularity started to reach its peak, and became her signature song. 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. One of Marilyn Monroe's most famous musical performances is her singing the song in Billy Wilder's classic farce Some Like It Hot. "I Wanna Be Loved by You" was chosen as one of the Songs of the Century in a survey by the RIAA to which 200 people responded (out of 1300 asked). It was first performed by Helen Kane on September 5, 1928, who was the inspiration behind the cartoon Betty Boop. " I Wanna Be Loved by You" is a song written by Herbert Stothart and Harry Ruby, with lyrics by Bert Kalmar, for the 1928 musical Good Boy. Herbert Stothart, Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar 1928 song by Helen Kane "I Wanna Be Loved by You" ![]()
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