We definitely think Walt Disney and his team did a much better job coming up with names. They were Blick, Flick, Glick, Snick, Plick, Whick and Quee. A Broadway play that debuted in New York in 1912 did give the dwarfs rhyming names. In the original fairytale, the dwarfs weren’t given individual names. Here, in our infographic, we came up with some sketches of what these alternate dwarfs may have looked like. More: The dark and secret history of the making of The Wizard of Oz Hilarious, sure, but we think Disney ultimately made the right call, going with the names Doc, Sleepy, Grumpy, Sneezy, Happy, Bashful and Dopey. Some of the early dwarf names were Jumpy, Deafy, Puffy, Burpy, Stuffy, Lazy and Wheezy. Originally, the focus of the story would be on the Seven Dwarfs and their interactions with Snow White. Boy, were they wrong!ĭisney began development on Snow White four years earlier, in 1934. Many Hollywood insiders had called the film “Disney’s Folly” because they thought a cartoon movie would flop. Judy Garland and Marlene Dietrich were in the audience, who gave the film a standing ovation. More: A look at Ariel’s poor choices as The Little Mermaid turns 25īased on the German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, Snow White premiered on Dec. Not only was it a box office smash, it created a whole new genre of entertainment. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was Walt Disney’s first feature-length animated film.
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