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Helen Kane

1904 - 1966

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Helen Kane (born Helen Clare Schroeder, August 4, 1904 – September 26, 1966) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Helen Kane is the 941st most popular singer (down from 592nd in 2019), the 5,377th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,261st in 2019) and the 272nd most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Helen Kane ranks 941 out of 4,381. Before her are Hildegard Behrens, Francesca Cuzzoni, José Luis Perales, Aino Ackté, Leonid Utyosov, and Peret. After her are Alfred Deller, Gitte Hænning, Biff Byford, FKA Twigs, Lobo, and Hermann Prey.

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Among people born in 1904, Helen Kane ranks 187. Before her are Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark, Robert Montgomery, Herbert Selpin, Srečko Kosovel, Bobbie Rosenfeld, and Ibrahim Moustafa. After her are József Takács, Lili Damita, Nancy Mitford, Mykola Bazhan, Balys Dvarionas, and Hans Furler. Among people deceased in 1966, Helen Kane ranks 126. Before her are Anna Langfus, Arthur Waley, Mehmet Fuat Köprülü, Alfred Berger, Nikolay Cherkasov, and Joseph A. Walker. After her are Ernest Burgess, Courtney Hodges, Hans Hofmann, Dirk Brouwer, Seán T. O'Kelly, and Jan Kiepura.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Helen Kane ranks 5,377 out of 20,380. Before her are Sandahl Bergman (1951), W. S. Van Dyke (1889), Barry Bonds (1964), Thomas Gibson (1962), Reginald Rose (1920), and Kylie Jenner (1997). After her are Mike Bongiorno (1924), The Godfather (1961), Strom Thurmond (1902), Aldo Leopold (1887), Charles Barkley (1963), and J. J. Johnson (1924).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Helen Kane ranks 272. Before her are Bobby Vinton (1935), Gladys Knight (1944), Jeezy (1977), Leland Sklar (1947), Playboi Carti (1996), and 6ix9ine (1996). After her are Lobo (1943), Dee Snider (1955), Lizzo (1988), B.o.B. (1988), Carmen McRae (1922), and Mort Shuman (1938).

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