United States Army
Private
20th Company; 5th Battalion; 152nd Depot Brigade
World War I
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A well-known New York master of ceremonies, he was long time married to Helen Kane, the "boop-boop-a-doop" singer who inspired a craze and the Betty Boop cartoon character. Their union produced no issue.
They later opened a NY restaurant together called Healy's Grill.
Helen, who predeceased him, lies here beside him.
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Trivia:
Mae Questel, the person who took over the role of Betty Boop from Helen after a contract dispute with the character's owner, Max Fleischer, lies in her own grave about a half-mile due south on the same road (Wellwood Avenue, Farmingdale, NY)
Private
20th Company; 5th Battalion; 152nd Depot Brigade
World War I
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A well-known New York master of ceremonies, he was long time married to Helen Kane, the "boop-boop-a-doop" singer who inspired a craze and the Betty Boop cartoon character. Their union produced no issue.
They later opened a NY restaurant together called Healy's Grill.
Helen, who predeceased him, lies here beside him.
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Trivia:
Mae Questel, the person who took over the role of Betty Boop from Helen after a contract dispute with the character's owner, Max Fleischer, lies in her own grave about a half-mile due south on the same road (Wellwood Avenue, Farmingdale, NY)
United States Army
Private
20th Company; 5th Battalion; 152nd Depot Brigade
World War I
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A well-known New York master of ceremonies, he was long time married to Helen Kane, the "boop-boop-a-doop" singer who inspired a craze and the Betty Boop cartoon character. Their union produced no issue.
They later opened a NY restaurant together called Healy's Grill.
Helen, who predeceased him, lies here beside him.
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Trivia:
Mae Questel, the person who took over the role of Betty Boop from Helen after a contract dispute with the character's owner, Max Fleischer, lies in her own grave about a half-mile due south on the same road (Wellwood Avenue, Farmingdale, NY)
Private
20th Company; 5th Battalion; 152nd Depot Brigade
World War I
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A well-known New York master of ceremonies, he was long time married to Helen Kane, the "boop-boop-a-doop" singer who inspired a craze and the Betty Boop cartoon character. Their union produced no issue.
They later opened a NY restaurant together called Healy's Grill.
Helen, who predeceased him, lies here beside him.
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Trivia:
Mae Questel, the person who took over the role of Betty Boop from Helen after a contract dispute with the character's owner, Max Fleischer, lies in her own grave about a half-mile due south on the same road (Wellwood Avenue, Farmingdale, NY)
Inscription
PVT 20 CO 5 BN
152 DEPOT BRIG
WORLD WAR I
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