But Helen Kane based her act completely around the look, voice, and mannerisms of Baby Esther, so who came first? The chicken or the egg? Although Kane never said that she was inspired by Baby Esther's act, not surprisingly, the same studio she was exposing for stealing her look was about to expose her for stealing Baby Esther's look. The original animator of Betty Boop admitted to basing the look, voice, and mannerisms on Helen Kane directly before he died. Though Betty's mannerisms were the same, the switch from dog to human cartoon pushed Kane to file the lawsuit against the two studios.Īgain, Helen Kane being the inspiration of Betty Booy was in fact half true. As previously stated, in the first couple of "talkie" cartoons Betty Boop was actually a dog, by the time Kane filed this lawsuit Betty had transformed into a human flapper girl of the 1920s, her floppy dog ears were traded in for her iconic hoop earrings. In 1932 Helen Kane filed a $250,000.00 lawsuit against Fleischer Studios and Paramount Studios claiming that the likeness of Betty Boop was lifted directly from her image. For the first time in history, the internet has played a huge role in giving a lot of previously hidden stories the platform to be told to the masses, the story of Esther Jones is one of these stories. For so long what we considered to be historical facts were biased ideas created by those in power to reinforce the power structure. In a lot of ways, we are living in the information age and the ENTIRE story has an opportunity to finally be told. Many people complain that we live in an extremely sensitive society, to me that sounds like a cop-out. Baby Esther's story is symbolic of America's relationship with Black people and their overall contributions to our history and our culture. Her story is a powerful and important one, and contributions to our culture are undeniable. Unfortunately, after the 1930s there is not much news or information about what happened to Esther Jones, she was an extremely successful child star and she just disappeared. Her success continued as she traveled throughout South America, attracting crowds and much acclaim. She performed at the iconic Moulin Rouge and was billed at the "Miniature Josephine Baker". She performed for the King and Queen of Spain and was specifically requested to perform for the King and Queen of Sweeden. In 1929, Esther toured Europe and became the highest-paid child star of her time. From that point on Helen began imitating Esther's performance, and subsequently, Kane's career started to gain some steam.Īlthough her act was appropriated by Helen Kane, Esther Jones was still a massive star. Tony Shayne also managed Helen Kane at the time and brought her to check out Baby Esthers set. This costume also makes a great starting out point for a lot of looks – do your makeup in desaturated tones and pair with a black dress for classic black and white cartoon Betty Boop! Add a green undertone and a few oozing sores for zombie Boop! Because the look is so iconic, it’s still easily recognizable if you let loose and just have fun with it, darlings.In 1928, Baby Esther was preforming at an obscure nightclub called the Everglades Club when her booking agent, Tony Shayne brought Helen Kane to see her performance. Finish out the look using a simple black wig (although Betty did appear in 1934’s Poor Cinderellaas a redhead) and makeup following the techniques below from the extremely talented Kandee Johnson. Simply accessorize with garter, hoop earrings and bracelets, and black or red pumps to complete your outfit.
If you decide to try this flirty flapper costume, the hair and makeup really steal the show here, so you can make use of nearly any black or bright red dress that’s short and flirty to achieve the right costume look.
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Fleischer Studios, known for the introduction of rotoscoping and their panoply of human cartoon figures such as Superman and Popeye, presented Betty Boop as vivacious and fun, an idealized Jazz Baby making her way in the big city.Īlthough Betty’s revealing dress and mildly suggestive attributes were tamed and eventually retired due to changes forced by the Production Code of 1934, Betty remains best remembered for her short dress, garter, and, naturally, her boop-oop-a-doop. The iconic Betty Boop first made an appearance in the early 1930’s from Fleischer Studios. She Was a Red Hot Hoochie-Koocher: Betty Boop Makeup Tutorial Home › Projects › Costumes & Makeup › She Was a Red Hot Hoochie-Koocher: Betty Boop Makeup Tutorial
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