Talk:Betty Boop

Page contents not supported in other languages.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Skysong263 (talk | contribs) at 03:11, 7 December 2023 (→‎Race/ethnicity of Betty Boop: new section). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Template:Vital article


Q1: Isn't Betty Boop based on the African American performer Baby Esther?
A1: Despite being mentioned in Helen Kane's unsuccessful suit, there is no evidence that either Helen Kane or any of the creators of Betty Boop knew about Baby Esther. Kane was also able to prove that she had been doing her act since at least 1923, five years before allegedly first seeing Esther. And Esther played no part in the Judge's verdict.


A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion

The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion:

Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. —Community Tech bot (talk) 01:51, 16 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Race/ethnicity of Betty Boop

This article does not mention that Betty Boop is cast as African American in the new musical. There is some discussion of her ethnicity as possibly Jewish -- and a question here in the talk section about whether she's African American; however David Foster must have had some reason to cast her that way. Skysong263 (talk) 03:11, 7 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]