#BettyBoop Fun Facts: Betty Boop is actually aged around 13-16 in the og cartoon series from 1932-1934. The character was based of off black jazz singer Esther Lee Jones better known as Baby Esther. In 1932 Helen Kane filed a infringement lawsuit against Betty Boop's creater, Max Fleischer for the deliberate caricature exploiting her personality and image. The court ruled Kane's claims as disproven.