Among the folk tale characters most familiar to American children are Snow White, ordered killed by her stepmother; Cinderella, abused if not physically abandoned; and of course. Hansel and Gretel, left to die in the woods by their father and stepmother. My intent in this paper is to ...
Helen Kane filed a $250,000 infringement lawsuit against Max Fleischer and Paramount in 1932. Her suit charged that “deliberate caricature” perpetrated by the defendants had produced “unfair competition,” exploiting both her singing style and appearance. Kane had been a star of stage, recordings...