Helen Kane

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 attempted to sue the studio for claims of stealing her signature "boop-oop-a-doop" style, but the judge decided that the proof of this was insufficient, thus dismissing the case. Fleischer Studios later admitted that Kane had been the inspiration for Betty Boop.

4 August 1904

Born on the same birth date (4 August 1904): Joe Tate (footballer) • Witold Gombrowicz

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Born in the same month (August 1904): Achille Varzi • Alar Kotli • Christopher Isherwood • Clifford D. Simak • Count Basie • Dolores del Río • George Klein (inventor) • Henry Iba • Idel Jakobson • Jean Dessès • Joe Hulme • Joe Tate (footballer) • Margaret Tafoya • Mary Burchell • Mary Cain (editor) • Maurice Wilks • Minoru Genda • Norah Lofts • Tamás Lossonczy • Werner Forssmann • William Primrose