Disney's Snow White



Snow White is the main protagonist from Walt Disney's first animated feature film 1937's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. She is the first member of the Disney Princesses. The character of Snow White was derived from a fairy tale known from many countries in Europe, the best known version being the Bavarian one collected by the Brothers Grimm. Snow White was voiced by Adriana Caselotti in the original film with various others taking over the role since.

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.

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 (1937 film)Snow White first appears in the film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). In the film she is depicted as living under her wicked, vain step mother, the Queen Grimhilde, who forces Snow White to slave labor fearing that one day her beauty would become greater than hers. After many years, the Queen's magic mirror confirms Snow White as being the "fairest of them all", which caused the vengeful Queen to send her out on a false errand with the Huntsman, ordering the Huntsman to bring the young girl's heart back to her in a box. Unable to harm the sweet, innocent girl, the Huntsman tells her to run away and hide in the forest, bringing back the heart of a pig to the queen in the place of Snow White's. Snow White is led to a small cottage in the forest by friendly woodland creatures, the Dwarves living in the cottage at first thinking her a witch, then accepting her after she offers to cook and clean for them in exchange for letting her stay. They quickly become very fond of her and welcome her into their family.

The Queen discovers that Snow White has survived and uses magic to disguise herself as an old hag and creates a poisoned apple that will kill whoever that eats it will be put into "Sleeping Death", and only a kiss of true love could revive her. When the dwarves are away the hag arrives at the dwarves cottage, offering Snow White the poisoned apple, unbeknownst to her that it is the Queen in disguise. Snow White bites into the apple and falls into a coma. The dwarves discover what had happened and tracked down the Queen to avenge her. A fight ensued, in which the Queen tried to drop a large boulder on the Dwarves, but lightning struck the stone outcrop she was standing on, causing it to crumble, sending her tumbling to her death, the boulder falling after her as if to ensure her fate. Returning to their home, the dwarves believe Snow White to be dead, holding a funeral for her. Unable to bear the thought of her in the cold, dark ground, they instead built an ornate casket with a glass cover, where they mourned her. While they were mourning, the Prince found them, giving the girl he'd come to love what seemed like a farewell kiss until she awoke, the spell broken. The dwarves and woodland creatures celebrated as Snow White and the Prince went off to be married, and live Happily Ever After.

Snow White
The heroine of the story, Snow White is a young, beautiful princess forced to do housework around the castle and wear rags by her evil stepmother, the Queen, who wants to prevent Snow White from becoming more beautiful than she. Snow White has the distinct honor of being the first of Disney's Princess lineup. She is noted for her beauty, innocence and a beautiful singing voice, along with being always cheerful and friendly regardless of how things seem to go wrong.

The Prince
The Prince is never given a name in the movie, but it is referenced as Prince Ferdinand in some sources. He meets Snow White after discovering her by hearing her sing, joining in with her song. He doesn't show up again until after her death, to give her the kiss of true love that restores her life. Not much is known about him because of how seldom he showed up.

The Dwarfs

The seven dwarfs are Snow White's closest allies, taking her in after she escapes from the Queen. They all work in a mine, mining priceless gems with the help of woodland creatures, such as using deer to pull the carts. Though their relationship with each other is never outright stated, it is generally believed that they are brothers.

The Queen
The Queen (Queen Grimhilde) is Snow White's Evil Stepmother. She posesses a magic mirror, which she uses to ensure that she is the most beautiful individual in the kingdom, always worded the same way: "Mirror mirror on the wall, who is fairest of them all?" She became enraged when it informed her that Snow White had become more beautiful than she, and ordered the Huntsman to take her out to a field of wildflowers, where he was to kill her and bring her heart back in a box. Upon learning that he had disobeyed her, and brought back the heart of a pig instead, she used a magic potion to disguise herself as an old hag, poisoning an apple with the Sleeping Death to kill Snow White and cause the Dwarfs to bury her alive. In the end, she was killed in what would become typical Disney fashion, falling to her death with a boulder following, expected to crush her, the vultures circling gleefully. Nothing is known of her husband, Snow White's father.

Songs
The songs in the film were written by Frank Churchill and Leigh Harline. The musical score was composed by Paul J. Smith, Albert Hay Malotte and Milt Franklyn.
 * 1) "I'm Wishing" - Adriana Caselotti
 * 2) "One Song" - Harry Stockwell
 * 3) "With a Smile and a Song" - Adriana Caselotti
 * 4) "Whistle While You Work" - Adriana Caselotti
 * 5) "Heigh-Ho" - The Dwarfs Chorus (Roy Atwell, Pinto Colvig, Billy Gilbert, Otis Harlan & Scotty Mattraw)
 * 6) "Bluddle-Uddle-Um-Dum (The Dwarfs' Washing Song)" - The Dwarfs Chorus (Roy Atwell, Pinto Colvig, Billy Gilbert, Otis Harlan & Scotty Mattraw)
 * 7) "The Dwarfs' Yodel Song (The Silly Song)" - The Dwarfs Chorus (Roy Atwell, Pinto Colvig, Billy Gilbert, Otis Harlan & Scotty Mattraw)
 * 8) "Some Day My Prince Will Come" - Adriana Caselotti
 * 9) "Heigh-Ho (Reprise)" - The Dwarfs Chorus
 * 10) "One Song (Reprise)" - Harry Stockwell and Chorus
 * 11) "Some Day My Prince Will Come (Reprise)" - Chorus