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'''Snow White''' is a [[fictional character]] and the protagonist from [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]'s |
'''Snow White''' is a [[fictional character]] and the protagonist from [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]'s 1937 animated film [[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'']], as well as an official [[Disney Princess]]. |
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==Profile== |
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===Personality=== |
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Snow White is a princess of noble birth who is forced into servitude by her jealous stepmother, [[The Evil Queen]]. She is very pure hearted, innocent, and a bit naïve, but she never loses faith that one day her true love will come and take her away. She remains cheerful and kind, no matter how poorly her stepmother, the Queen, treats her. |
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She's a born optimist, who will always see the bottle half full no matter how grim things may seem. A silent dreamer, she loves helping people less fortunate than herself and never judges others. And with a kind, gentle and feminine nature, she follows her heart and does what she feels is right even if it can lead her into trouble. For example, she helps a suspicious, ugly crone( who turned out to be the Evil Queen in disguise) by bringing her into the cottage after Grumpy told her not to let anyone in to protect herself. |
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She sees the good in everyone and everything, almost to a fault, but through it all she's a good person with a huge heart and a motherly soul that can charm anyone, even Grumpy. |
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===Wardrobe=== |
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In the beginning of the film during the "I'm Wishing" sequence, Snow White wears a tattered brown and white [[dress]], [[beige]] wooden clogs and a [[blue]] hair ribbon tied in a bow. During the rest of the film, Snow White wears the famous gown with which she is most closely identified. This gown is notable for its [[dark blue]] [[bodice]], [[yellow]] skirt and tall, [[white]] [[collar]]. The sleeves of the gown are short and puffy. They are [[light blue]] in color and have several red [[teardrop]]-shaped symbols on them. Snow White wears high-heeled tan slippers with a white bow on each one. During the woodland scene of the film, Snow White wears a red cape tied around her neck. She also wears a [[red]] hair ribbon tied in a bow on top of her head. |
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==Development== |
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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 [[Adriana Caselotti|Adriana]] 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. |
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== Appearances == |
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===Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs=== |
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{{mainarticle|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)}} |
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Princess Snow White, a beautiful fourteen year old girl<ref name=Finch>Christopher Finch, "The Art of Walt Disney: From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdoms"</ref> with a wonderful, otherworldly singing voice, is seen working as a scullery maid in the kingdom. As she uses the [[Water well|well]] 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. |
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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. |
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The Queen instructs the huntsman to take Snow White in to the forest to be killed, but can't bring himself to do so 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 and finds consolation with some animal friends. Snow White discovers a 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. |
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The Queen discovers that Snow White is still alive and disguises herself as a hag. 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 laughes 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. |
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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. The two leave together to presumably be married. |
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===Snow White's Scary Adventures=== |
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{{main|Snow White's Scary Adventures}} |
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There is a dark ride dedicated to the princess and her story at the [[Disneyland]], [[Magic Kingdom]], [[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. |
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===Kingdom Hearts series=== |
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{{main|Kingdom Hearts}} |
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{{nihongo|Snow White|白雪姫|Shirayukihime}} appears in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' series as one of the Disney [[Characters of Kingdom Hearts#Princesses of Heart|Princesses of Heart]]. She first appears in the first ''[[Kingdom Hearts (video game)|Kingdom Hearts]]'' as a [[Characters of Kingdom Hearts#Princesses of Heart|Princess of Heart]] captured by [[Maleficent]]. She reprises her role from the film in the [[PlayStation Portable]] game, ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]''. |
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[[Image:snowwhite.jpg|thumb|175 px|Cast Member as Snow White in [[Disneyland Paris]]]] |
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===Other video games=== |
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Snow White appears in video games related to the [[Disney Princess]] franchise, such as ''[[Disney Princess (video game)|Disney Princess]]'', ''[[Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey]]'', and ''[[Disney Princess: Magical Jewels]]''. |
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===Other appearances=== |
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Snow White appears as a guest in the animated television series ''[[Disney's House of Mouse]]''. In this series, she is voiced by [[Carolyn Gardner]]. Snow White also appears at the ending of ''[[The Lion King 1½]]''. |
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Snow White appears as one of the Disney Princesses in the manga, [[Kilala Princess]]. |
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The young princess also can be seen in the [[Disney theme parks]] as a meet-and-greet character. |
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==Merchandise== |
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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 Dream]]." |
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===Trademark=== |
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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.<ref> |
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{{cite web |
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| title = US Patent and Trademark Office - Snow White trademark status |
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| url = http://tarr.uspto.gov/tarr?regser=serial&entry=77618057&action=Request+Status |
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| accessdate = March 25, 2010 |
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==Impact on popular culture== |
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Snow White is one of the few fictional characters with a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]. |
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==References== |
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*[http://disney.go.com/vault/archives/characters/snow/snow.html Snow White] at the Disney Archives |
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*[http://disney.go.com/princess/html/main_iframe.html Official Disney Princess site] |
*[http://disney.go.com/princess/html/main_iframe.html Official Disney Princess site] |
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Revision as of 06:53, 1 December 2010
| Snow White | |
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| First appearance | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
| Created by | Brothers Grimm |
| Voiced by | Adriana Caselotti (original film) Carolyn Gardner (modern media) Mary Kay Bergman (1990s merchandise) |
Snow White is a fictional character and the protagonist from Disney's 1937 animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, as well as an official Disney Princess.
Profile
Personality
Snow White is a princess of noble birth who is forced into servitude by her jealous stepmother, The Evil Queen. She is very pure hearted, innocent, and a bit naïve, but she never loses faith that one day her true love will come and take her away. She remains cheerful and kind, no matter how poorly her stepmother, the Queen, treats her.
She's a born optimist, who will always see the bottle half full no matter how grim things may seem. A silent dreamer, she loves helping people less fortunate than herself and never judges others. And with a kind, gentle and feminine nature, she follows her heart and does what she feels is right even if it can lead her into trouble. For example, she helps a suspicious, ugly crone( who turned out to be the Evil Queen in disguise) by bringing her into the cottage after Grumpy told her not to let anyone in to protect herself.
She sees the good in everyone and everything, almost to a fault, but through it all she's a good person with a huge heart and a motherly soul that can charm anyone, even Grumpy.
Wardrobe
In the beginning of the film during the "I'm Wishing" sequence, Snow White wears a tattered brown and white dress, beige wooden clogs and a blue hair ribbon tied in a bow. During the rest of the film, Snow White wears the famous gown with which she is most closely identified. This gown is notable for its dark blue bodice, yellow skirt and tall, white collar. The sleeves of the gown are short and puffy. They are light blue in color and have several red teardrop-shaped symbols on them. Snow White wears high-heeled tan slippers with a white bow on each one. During the woodland scene of the film, Snow White wears a red cape tied around her neck. She also wears a red hair ribbon tied in a bow on top of her head.
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 Adriana 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.
Appearances
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Princess Snow White, a beautiful fourteen year old girl[1] with a wonderful, otherworldly singing voice, is seen working as a scullery maid in the kingdom. As she uses the well 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.
The Queen instructs the huntsman to take Snow White in to the forest to be killed, but can't bring himself to do so 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 and finds consolation with some animal friends. Snow White discovers a 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 disguises herself as a hag. 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 laughes 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. The two leave together to presumably be married.
Snow White's Scary Adventures
There is a dark ride dedicated to the princess and her story at the Disneyland, Magic Kingdom, 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.
Kingdom Hearts series
Snow White (白雪姫, Shirayukihime) appears in the Kingdom Hearts 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.
Other video games
Snow White 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 Mouse. In this series, she is voiced by Carolyn Gardner. Snow White also appears at the ending of 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.
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 Dream."
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.[2]
Impact on popular culture
Snow White is one of the few fictional characters with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
References
- ^ Christopher Finch, "The Art of Walt Disney: From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdoms"
- ^ "US Patent and Trademark Office - Snow White trademark status". Retrieved March 25, 2010.
External links
- Snow White at the Disney Archives
- Official Disney Princess site
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