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princess of noble birth, Snow White is forced into rags as a
scullery maid by her jealous stepmother, the Queen. When her dream is answered
by a serenading young prince, the evil Queen orders Snow White
killed. Faced with the girl's innocence, the huntsman assassin
can't kill her, and begs her to flee deep into the forest. The
forest animals lead her to the Seven Dwarfs' cottage, where she
takes the role of their adopted mother. The Queen, however, will
use the girl's naiveté to lure Snow White into taking a bite
from a poisoned apple. Falling into a sleeping death, Snow White
can only be awakened by love's first kiss.
Finding
a voice suitable for Snow White was one of the animators'
hardest pre-production tasks. One day, Disney's casting director
telephoned Guido Caselotti to get some voice talent references.
Overhearing the conversation, Caselotti's daughter, Adriana, got
on the phone to sing and banter in a young girl's voice. The
embarrassed father ordered her off the line, but not before the
casting director had invited her to audition. After Walt heard
her, the rest was history. |


"I'm wishing, for
the one I love, to find me today"
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