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22 wrz 2022 · A child singer and dancer, Esther Jones inspired Paramount to create the cartoon character Betty Boop in 1930 — but she never received any credit or royalties. When it comes to “hidden figures” in Black history, few have a legacy as instantly recognizable as Esther Jones.
In 1932, when singer Helen Kane sued Fleischer Studios, claiming that they had appropriated her persona for the voice of the cartoon character Betty Boop, the studios defended themselves by arguing that Kane's style of singing—characterized by her baby voice and use of the phrase "boop-boop-a-doop"—was not her own invention.
9 kwi 2022 · Esther Jones, now widely credited with influencing the iconic sex symbol Betty Boop, died in 1984 in New York City from liver and kidney complications. She was 66.
17 cze 2015 · Photos of the model Olya Gussy costumed as Betty Boop, taken by Russian-based studio Retro Atelier in 2008, are regularly misidentified as Esther Jones. An older photo often purported to show Jones went viral when it was distributed by the official Betty Boop Checks website.
15 lut 2018 · However, her signature style and voice was appropriated by an African American jazz singer and entertainer – who many say was the original black Betty Boop. During the late 1920s, Esther “Baby ...
24 maj 2021 · At an early point in her career, child star Esther Jones introduced a “boop-oop-a-doop” singing style into her performances. This baby-voice scatting style dazzled Jazz Age audiences and gained Jones critical acclaim virtually wherever she performed.
27 lut 2016 · Betty Boop: ever wondered the inspiration behind her? Though portrayed as a voluptuous, innocent-eyed cartoon vixen, Esther Jones is the most legitimate link to the famed animated character.
