History of Snow White in Timeline
Snow White is a classic fairy tale popularized by the Brothers Grimm in the 19th century. The story revolves around a beautiful princess, Snow White, who is envied by her stepmother, the Queen, due to her beauty. The Queen orders a huntsman to kill Snow White, but he cannot bring himself to do it and leaves her in the woods. Snow White finds refuge in a cottage belonging to seven dwarfs. The Queen, discovering Snow White is still alive, uses disguises to trick Snow White, eventually poisoning her with an apple. The dwarfs place her in a glass coffin, where she is eventually revived by a prince's kiss, breaking the spell. The Queen's evil is punished.
1910: Ernst Böklen's Schneewittchen Studien
In 1910, Ernst Böklen's Schneewittchen Studien, which reprints fifty Snow White variants, was published.
1912: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Broadway Play
In 1912, the seven dwarfs were first given individual names in the Broadway play Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
1937: Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Film
In 1937, Walt Disney's film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released; the dwarfs were given different names in this version. The 1937 film also featured a singing Snow White.
1937: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Film Release
In 1937, the American animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Walt Disney was released. Disney's variation of Snow White gave the dwarfs names and included a singing Snow White.
1957: Gianfranco D'Aronco's Study of Biancaneve
In 1957, Italian philologist Gianfranco D'Aronco (it) studied the most diffused Tales of Magic in Italian territory, among which Biancaneve.
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