Gertrude Saunders and Baby Esther were not the same person, they were completely different. Gertrude was older than Baby Esther and also did the "scat singing" technique before Baby Esther was even on the scene, making Gertrude Saunders the female originator of scat singing who did it long before Helen Kane.
Betty Boop is best known for her revealing dress, curvaceous figure, and signature vocals “Boop Oop A Doop!” While there has been controversy over the years, the inspiration has been traced back to
