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Snow White (Disney)
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Snow White is a fictional character
and the main protagonist from Walt Disney
's first animated feature film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
, (1937). She is also the first member of the Disney Princess group of characters.
Snow White
(in Dutch
Sneeuwwitje) is derived from a fairy tale
known from many countries in Europe, the best known version being the German one collected by the Brothers Grimm
.
got on the phone and sang and spoke in a young girl's voice. Embarrassed, Guido ordered his daughter to get off the phone, but the casting director had already invited her to audition. After Walt heard her, he cast her immediately.
to scoop the bucket up with more water, she begins to sing; she is seen by a prince, who accidentally interrupts her singing, and she runs, embarrassed, into the castle. He sings back to her, and she acknowledges him by sending him a kiss, through a dove. She then retreats back into the castle.
Snow White's stepmother, the Queen, grows jealous of her stepdaughter because of her kindness and beauty. Fearing that one day her stepdaughter's beauty will surpass her own, she consults with her Magic Mirror, an animate object who confirms that the princess is indeed the fairest of them all.
After she hears Snow White is still the fairest, she angrily orders her huntsman to take Snow White in to the forest to be killed. The huntsman recognizes how innocent and beautiful the princess is and soon can't bring himself to do the deed and instead tells her to run away into the forest to save herself from the Queen's wrath. Frightened, Snow White runs in to the forest. When finally out of the forest, she wearily falls to the ground and weeps in fear. She soon finds consolation with some animal friends, who take her to a little cottage. Since the items and pieces of furniture are all so tiny, she assumes that the house is owned by seven children who possibly have no parents. It is revealed however that the cottage residents are seven dwarf miners, who are very surprised to see Snow White in their house when they return from the mines. Upon learning of her fate and identity, they agree to let her live in their house. During this time, she cooks, cleans, and cares for the dwarfs.
The Queen discovers that Snow White is still alive and drinks a potion to disguise herself as an old hag. She then poisons an apple with a special potion that would cause Snow White to fall into a deathlike coma, where she could only be revived by love's first kiss. She finds Snow White in the dwarfs' cottage while they are out at the mines and offers her a poisoned apple, telling it's a wishing apple and that one bite can make all her dreams come true. After Snow White makes a wish, she bites in to the apple and falls to the ground dropping it. The Queen cackles in triumph and leaves. The dwarfs arrive soon after and are unable to save Snow White, but they chase the Queen up a cliff. She attempts to roll a boulder
on them and laughs until Lightning crackles next to her and cracks the rock she is on and she falls to her death to be crushed by the boulder herself.
Unwilling to bury Snow White because of her beauty, the dwarfs build a glass coffin in which to lay her to rest. She is left in the woods, where the prince, who has been searching far and wide, finds her. He kisses her and she awakens. After bidding farewell to the seven dwarfs, Snow White and the prince leave together, presumably to be married and return to The Evil Queen's castle, which is glowing in her presence. *Katharine Hepburn
provides Snow White's singing voice.
, Tokyo Disneyland
, and Disneyland Paris theme parks. Located in Fantasyland
, it is one of the few remaining attractions operational on Disneyland's opening day in 1955.
. The attraction will be based on the film. It will include the Dwarfs' Cottage and a new mine train roller coaster.
series as one of the Disney Princesses of Heart. She first appears in the first Kingdom Hearts as a Princess of Heart captured by Maleficent
. She reprises her role from the film in the PlayStation Portable
game, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
.
Snow White also appears in video games related to the Disney Princess franchise, such as Disney Princess, Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey, and Disney Princess: Magical Jewels.
. In this series, she is voiced by Carolyn Gardner. Snow White also appears at the endings of Who Framed Roger Rabbit
and The Lion King 1½
.
Snow White appears as one of the Disney Princesses in the manga, Kilala Princess
.
The young princess also can be seen in the Disney theme parks as a meet-and-greet character. She also appears in one of the Disney Princess books called My Side of the Story with her stepmother the Queen.
." Strangely, she does not sing in the song, but some people believe she does.
.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
and the main protagonist from Walt Disney
Walt Disney
Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O...
's first animated feature film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 American animated film based on Snow White, a German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. It was the first full-length cel-animated feature in motion picture history, as well as the first animated feature film produced in America, the first produced in full...
, (1937). She is also the first member of the Disney Princess group of characters.
Snow White
Snow White
"Snow White" is a fairy tale known from many countries in Europe, the best known version being the German one collected by the Brothers Grimm...
(in Dutch
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
Sneeuwwitje) is derived from a fairy tale
Fairy tale
A fairy tale is a type of short story that typically features such folkloric characters, such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, dwarves, giants or gnomes, and usually magic or enchantments. However, only a small number of the stories refer to fairies...
known from many countries in Europe, the best known version being the German one collected by the Brothers Grimm
Brothers Grimm
The Brothers Grimm , Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm , were German academics, linguists, cultural researchers, and authors who collected folklore and published several collections of it as Grimm's Fairy Tales, which became very popular...
.
Development
Walt Disney had difficulty finding a suitable voice for Snow White. A casting director for Disney phoned a well-known voice coach named Guido Caselotti, to help him. Overhearing the conversation, Caselotti's daughter AdrianaAdriana Caselotti
Adriana Mitchell Caselotti was an American actress and singer. She was the voice of the title character in Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Caselotti was named as a Disney Legend in 1994.-Early life:...
got on the phone and sang and spoke in a young girl's voice. Embarrassed, Guido ordered his daughter to get off the phone, but the casting director had already invited her to audition. After Walt heard her, he cast her immediately.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Princess Snow White, a beautiful 15 year old young woman with a wonderful, otherworldly singing voice, is seen working as a scullery maid in the kingdom. As she uses the wellWater well
A water well is an excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, driving, boring or drilling to access groundwater in underground aquifers. The well water is drawn by an electric submersible pump, a trash pump, a vertical turbine pump, a handpump or a mechanical pump...
to scoop the bucket up with more water, she begins to sing; she is seen by a prince, who accidentally interrupts her singing, and she runs, embarrassed, into the castle. He sings back to her, and she acknowledges him by sending him a kiss, through a dove. She then retreats back into the castle.
Snow White's stepmother, the Queen, grows jealous of her stepdaughter because of her kindness and beauty. Fearing that one day her stepdaughter's beauty will surpass her own, she consults with her Magic Mirror, an animate object who confirms that the princess is indeed the fairest of them all.
After she hears Snow White is still the fairest, she angrily orders her huntsman to take Snow White in to the forest to be killed. The huntsman recognizes how innocent and beautiful the princess is and soon can't bring himself to do the deed and instead tells her to run away into the forest to save herself from the Queen's wrath. Frightened, Snow White runs in to the forest. When finally out of the forest, she wearily falls to the ground and weeps in fear. She soon finds consolation with some animal friends, who take her to a little cottage. Since the items and pieces of furniture are all so tiny, she assumes that the house is owned by seven children who possibly have no parents. It is revealed however that the cottage residents are seven dwarf miners, who are very surprised to see Snow White in their house when they return from the mines. Upon learning of her fate and identity, they agree to let her live in their house. During this time, she cooks, cleans, and cares for the dwarfs.
The Queen discovers that Snow White is still alive and drinks a potion to disguise herself as an old hag. She then poisons an apple with a special potion that would cause Snow White to fall into a deathlike coma, where she could only be revived by love's first kiss. She finds Snow White in the dwarfs' cottage while they are out at the mines and offers her a poisoned apple, telling it's a wishing apple and that one bite can make all her dreams come true. After Snow White makes a wish, she bites in to the apple and falls to the ground dropping it. The Queen cackles in triumph and leaves. The dwarfs arrive soon after and are unable to save Snow White, but they chase the Queen up a cliff. She attempts to roll a boulder
Boulder
In geology, a boulder is a rock with grain size of usually no less than 256 mm diameter. While a boulder may be small enough to move or roll manually, others are extremely massive....
on them and laughs until Lightning crackles next to her and cracks the rock she is on and she falls to her death to be crushed by the boulder herself.
Unwilling to bury Snow White because of her beauty, the dwarfs build a glass coffin in which to lay her to rest. She is left in the woods, where the prince, who has been searching far and wide, finds her. He kisses her and she awakens. After bidding farewell to the seven dwarfs, Snow White and the prince leave together, presumably to be married and return to The Evil Queen's castle, which is glowing in her presence. *Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Houghton Hepburn was an American actress of film, stage, and television. In a career that spanned 62 years as a leading lady, she was best known for playing strong-willed, sophisticated women in both dramas and comedies...
provides Snow White's singing voice.
Snow White's Scary Adventures
There is a dark ride dedicated to the princess and her story at the Disneyland, Magic KingdomMagic Kingdom
Magic Kingdom Park is one of four theme parks at the Walt Disney World Resort located near Orlando, Florida. The first park built at the resort, Magic Kingdom opened Oct. 1, 1971. Designed and built by WED Enterprises, the park's layout and attractions are similar to Disneyland in Anaheim, California...
, Tokyo Disneyland
Tokyo Disneyland
is a 115 acre theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, near Tokyo. Its main gate is directly adjacent to both Maihama Station and Tokyo Disneyland Station. It was the first Disney park to be built outside of the United States and opened on April 15, 1983...
, and Disneyland Paris theme parks. Located in Fantasyland
Fantasyland
Fantasyland is one of the "themed lands" at the many Magic Kingdom-style parks run by The Walt Disney Company around the world. Each Fantasyland has a castle as well as several gentle rides themed after Disney movies...
, it is one of the few remaining attractions operational on Disneyland's opening day in 1955.
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
Snow White as well as the Dwarfs will have a new attraction in 2012 at Magic KingdomMagic Kingdom
Magic Kingdom Park is one of four theme parks at the Walt Disney World Resort located near Orlando, Florida. The first park built at the resort, Magic Kingdom opened Oct. 1, 1971. Designed and built by WED Enterprises, the park's layout and attractions are similar to Disneyland in Anaheim, California...
. The attraction will be based on the film. It will include the Dwarfs' Cottage and a new mine train roller coaster.
Kingdom Hearts series
appears in the Kingdom HeartsKingdom Hearts
is an action role-playing game developed and published by Square in 2002 for the PlayStation 2 video game console. The first game in the Kingdom Hearts series, it is the result of a collaboration between Square Enix and The Walt Disney Company. The game combines characters and settings from Disney...
series as one of the Disney Princesses of Heart. She first appears in the first Kingdom Hearts as a Princess of Heart captured by Maleficent
Maleficent
Maleficent is a fictional character and the main antagonist in Walt Disney's 1959 adaptation of Sleeping Beauty. She is the self-proclaimed "Mistress of All Evil" who, after not being invited to the baby's christening, curses the infant Princess Aurora to "prick her finger on the spindle of a...
. She reprises her role from the film in the PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Portable
The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...
game, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
is an action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix and Disney for the PlayStation Portable, serving as the sixth installment in the Kingdom Hearts series. The game was released on UMD in Japan on January 9, 2010, in North America on September 7, 2010 and in Europe on September...
.
Other video games
- Snow White Related video games
Snow White also appears in video games related to the Disney Princess franchise, such as Disney Princess, Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey, and Disney Princess: Magical Jewels.
Other appearances
Snow White appears as a guest in the animated television series Disney's House of MouseDisney's House of Mouse
Disney's House of Mouse is an American animated television series, produced by Walt Disney Television, that originally aired from 2001 to 2003-Premise:...
. In this series, she is voiced by Carolyn Gardner. Snow White also appears at the endings of Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 American fantasy-comedy-noir film directed by Robert Zemeckis and released by Touchstone Pictures. The film combines live action and animation, and is based on Gary K. Wolf's novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit?, which depicts a world in which cartoon characters...
and The Lion King 1½
The Lion King 1½
The Lion King 1½ is a 2004 American direct-to-video animated film released by Buena Vista Home Entertainment on February 10, 2004. The film is the third installment in the Lion King series. The DVD went to the Disney Vault in January 2005...
.
Snow White appears as one of the Disney Princesses in the manga, Kilala Princess
Kilala Princess
is a shōjo fantasy, romance, and adventure manga series written by Rika Tanaka and illustrated by Nao Kodaka. The first 15 episodes were serialized by Kōdansha in the monthly manga magazine Nakayoshi, while the last 8 episodes were serialized in the quarterly Nakayoshi Lovely. It was later...
.
The young princess also can be seen in the Disney theme parks as a meet-and-greet character. She also appears in one of the Disney Princess books called My Side of the Story with her stepmother the Queen.
Merchandise
The Snow White character is a featured part of the Disney Princess line of products. She is part of the music video for the song "If You Can DreamIf You Can Dream
If You Can Dream is the first song that was originally written and recorded specifically for the Disney Princess franchise. It was written, produced, and arranged by Robbie Buchanan and Jay Landers...
." Strangely, she does not sing in the song, but some people believe she does.
Trademark
The Walt Disney Company currently has a trademark application pending with the US Patent and Trademark Office, filed November 19, 2008, for the name "Snow White" that would cover all live and recorded movie, television, radio, stage, computer, Internet, news, and photographic entertainment uses, except literature works of fiction and nonfiction.Impact on popular culture
Snow White is one of the few fictional characters with a star on the Hollywood Walk of FameHollywood Walk of Fame
The Hollywood Walk of Fame consists of more than 2,400 five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along fifteen blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California...
.
External links
- Snow White at the Disney Archives
- Official Disney Princess site
- Snow White's Father: Is He Really Missing?