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March 2, 2021 The idea for the style of the cartoon character known as Betty Boop came from the presentation of a Black jazz singer in the late 1920’s named Esther Jones. Her stage name was Baby Esther, which matched her baby voice singing style. In 1930, Max Fleischer Studios released the character Betty Boop. The interesting part found in this story is that Ms. Jones’ style and technique was stolen more than once. The creators of Betty Boop were later sued for $250,000 by another popular singer and actress named Helen Kane, who performed with a very similar presentation as the cartoon c...