[78-L] Whoopie Boop

[Banjo Bud]

Question:  Who was the voice of Betty Boop prior to 1931?

Bud

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From: "Bill McClung" <bmcclung78 at gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 7:09 PM
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Subject: Re: [78-L] Whoopie Boop

> According to "Out of the Inkwell" by Richard Fleischer (Max's son), Helen
> Kane sued  Max Fleischer, Fleischer Studios, and Paramount Pictures for
> $250,000 on the grounds that Boop-oop-a-doop had originated with her and 
> had
> been wrongly appropriated from her.
>
> The character that became Betty Boop first appeared in the cartoon "Dirty
> Dishes" in 1930 as a half-dog, half-human with no name.  A later cartoon 
> in
> 1930, "Minding the Baby," turned Betty into a fully cartoon human.   It
> wasn't until 1931 that Fleischer hired Mae Questel as Betty's voice and 
> Mae
> stayed the voice until the Boop series ended.
>
> Kane lost her case when a piece of sound film made in 1928 proved that a
> black nightclub entertainer named Baby Esther was singing Boop-oop-a-doop
> long before Helen Kane said she had.
>
> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 2:53 PM, Ken "Silver Showcase" 
> <kenreg at tds.net>wrote:
>
>> Banjo Bud wrote:
>> > If memory serves (and at my age it can sometimes be nefarious, at 
>> > best),
>> > Helen Kane once sued Mae Questal for her Betty Boop persona.  However,
>> she
>> > lost her case when it was pointed out that the "boop-a-doop" style of
>> > singing was originated by another singer called Baby Esther.  I don't
>> think
>> > Helen ever pretended to be Betty Boop.  It was said that she hated the
>> > characterization.  If anyone on the list knows more about this.....lay 
>> > it
>> > on.
>> >
>> > Bud
>> >
>>
>> I think Kane sued the Fliescher Studio, the creator of the Boop
>> character, instead of Mae Questal.  Although Questal is the best known
>> of the woman who voiced Boop in those cartoons, there are a few others
>> who also did that job.  But you are correct that Kane lost the case when
>> it was demonstrated that she had not originated that vocal style.
>> Still, I don't think anyone doubts that the Fleisher brothers were
>> inspired by Helen Kane when they created Betty Boop.
>>
>> I might be wrong about this, but I think Kane even used the
>> "boop-oop-a-doop" phrase before the appearance of the Betty Boop cartoon
>> character.
>>
>> Anybody else have more info?
>>
>> -- Ken
>> > --------------------------------------------------
>> > From: "Malcolm Rockwell" <malcolm at 78data.com>
>> > Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 12:27 PM
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>> > Subject: Re: [78-L] Whoopie Boop
>> >
>> >
>> >> In what media?
>> >> Both women used the persona.
>> >> Malcolm
>> >>
>> >> *******
>> >>
>> >> Banjo Bud wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Especially since the voice of Betty Boop was Mae Questal, and not 
>> >>> Helen
>> >>> Kane.
>> >>>
>> >>> Bud
>> >>>
>> >>> --------------------------------------------------
>> >>> From: "Malcolm Rockwell" <malcolm at 78data.com>
>> >>> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 10:00 PM
>> >>> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> >>> Subject: [78-L] Whoopie Boop
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>> Hard to believe that 4 Helen Kane "Betty Boop" records just closed 
>> >>>> on
>> >>>> whooBoy for $281.00.
>> >>>> Even in E condition they shouldn't have grabbed $50.00 for all 4.
>> >>>> Ah well, what do I know?
>> >>>> Mal
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
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