Snow White in her coffin, Theodor Hosemann, 1852.

Snow White (in Low German Sneewittchen; in High German Schneeweißchen) is the title character of a fairy tale known from many countries in Europe, the best known version being the German one collected by the Brothers Grimm. The German version features elements such as the magic mirror and the seven dwarfs. Snow White may refer to Snow White, title character of various popular fairy tales. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (986x675, 322 KB) Summary An illustration of Snow White (Mjallhvít) from an 1852 icelandic translation of the Grimm-version fairytale. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (986x675, 322 KB) Summary An illustration of Snow White (Mjallhvít) from an 1852 icelandic translation of the Grimm-version fairytale. ... A fairy tale is a story, either told to children or as if told to children, concerning the adventures of mythical characters such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, giants, and others. ... For other uses, see Brothers Grimm (disambiguation). ...

In the Aarne-Thompson folklore classification, tales of this kind are grouped together as type 709, Snow White. Others of this kind include Bella Venezia, Myrsina, Nourie Hadig, The Young Slave, and Gold-Tree and Silver-Tree.^[1] Antti Amatus Aarne (1867 - 1925) was a Finnish folklorist, who developed the initial version of what became the Aarne-Thompson classification system of classifying folktales, first published in 1910. ... Bella Venezia is an Italian fairy tale collected by Italo Calvino in his Italian Folktales. ... Myrsina or Myrtle is a Greek fairy tale collected by Georgios A Megas in Folktales of Greece. ... Nourie Hadig is an Armenian fairy tale collected by Susie Hoogasian-Villa in 100 Armenian Tales. ... The Young Slave is a Italian literary fairy tale written by Giambattista Basile in The Pentamerone. ... Gold-Tree and Silver-Tree is a Scottish fairy tale collected by Joseph Jacobs in his Celtic Fairy Tales. ...

In the many non-German versions, the dwarfs are generally robbers, while the magic mirror is a dialog with the sun or moon.^{[citation needed]} In a version from Albania, collected by Johann Georg von Hahn and published in Griechische und albanesische Märchen. Gesammelt, übersetzt und erläutert (1864), the main character lives with 40 dragons.^{[citation needed]} Her sleep is caused by a ring. The beginning of the story has a twist, in that a teacher urges the heroine to kill her evil stepmother so that the teacher can take her place. The origin of this tale is debated; it is likely no older than the Middle Ages. For other uses, see Dragon (disambiguation). ...

Story outline

Once upon a time, a queen was staring outside her window at a beautiful dandelion. Because she was distracted, she pricked her finger on her needle and a drop of blood fell on the snow that had fallen on her windowsill. As she looked at the blood on the snow she said to herself "Oh, how I wish that I had a daughter that had skin white as snow, lips red as blood, and hair black as ebony". Soon after that, the queen gave birth to a baby girl who had skin white as snow, lips red as blood, and hair black as ebony. They named her Princess Snow White. The queen soon died, perhaps in childbirth.

Soon after, the new king took a new wife who was beautiful, but very vain, and who possessed supernatural powers. She also possessed a magical mirror that answered any question, to whom she would often ask "Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is fairest of them all?" and to which the mirror would always reply "'Tis you". But after Snow White became seven (which is the official age wherein a girl becomes a maiden) when she asked her mirror, it responded "Queen, you are full fair, 'tis true, but Snow White is fairer than you." A stepfamily is the family one acquires when a parent marries someone new. ...

The Queen was jealous, and ordered a huntsman to take Snow White into the woods to be killed. She demanded that the huntsman return with Snow White's heart as proof. The huntsman took Snow White into the forest, but after raising his knife to stab her, took pity on the girl and found himself unable to kill her. Instead, he let her go, telling her to flee and hide, and brought the queen the heart of a young deer. Enchanted Forest entrance The Enchanted Forest is a now-closed theme park in Ellicott City, Maryland, on U.S. Highway 40 near the intersection with Bethany Lane. ...

In the forest, Snow White discovered a tiny cottage belonging to seven dwarfs, where she rested. Meanwhile, the Queen asked her mirror once again "Who's the fairest of them all?", and was horrified when the mirror told her that Snow White, who was alive and well and living with the dwarfs, was still the fairest of them all.

Three times the Queen disguised herself and visited the dwarfs' cottage trying to kill Snow White. First, disguised as a peddler, the Queen offered colorful stay-laces and laced Snow White up so tight that she fainted, and the Queen took her for dead. Snow White was revived by the dwarfs when they loosened the laces. Next, the Queen dressed as a different old woman and combed Snow White's hair with a poisoned comb. Snow White again collapsed, and again the dwarfs saved her. Lastly the Queen made a poisoned apple, and in the disguise of a farmer's wife offered it to Snow White. She was hesitant, so the Queen cut the apple in half, ate the white part (which had no poison) and gave the poisoned red part to Snow White. She ate the apple eagerly and immediately fell into a deep stupor. When the dwarfs found her, they could not revive her, so they placed her in a glass coffin, thinking that she had died. For other uses, see Rule of three. ...

Time passed, and a prince traveling through the land saw Snow White in her coffin. The prince was enchanted by her beauty and instantly fell in love with her. He begged the dwarfs to let him have the coffin. The prince's servants carried the coffin away. While doing so, they stumbled on some bushes and the movement caused the piece of poisoned apple to dislodge from Snow White's throat, awakening her. The prince then declared his love and soon a wedding was planned.

The vain Queen, still believing that Snow White was dead, again asked her mirror who was fairest in the land and yet again the mirror disappointed her by responding that "You, my queen, are fair; it is true. But the young queen is a thousand times fairer than you."

Not knowing that this new queen was indeed her stepdaughter, she arrived at the wedding, and her heart filled with the deepest of dread when she realized the truth.

As punishment for her wicked ways, a pair of heated iron shoes were brought forth with tongs and placed before the Queen. She was then forced to step into these and dance until she fell down dead.

Commentary

In their first edition, the Brothers Grimm published the version they had first collected, in which the villain of the piece is Snow White's jealous mother. In a version sent to another folklorist prior the first edition, additionally, she does not order a servant to bring her to the woods, but brings her there herself to gather flowers and abandons her herself; in the first edition, this task was transferred to a servant.^[2] It is believed that the change to a stepmother in later editions was to tone down the story for children.^[3] For other uses, see Brothers Grimm (disambiguation). ...

Snow White, although marrying at the end of the tale, is seven when her stepmother first tries to kill her. This may be explained by her growing up while in the coffin or during her stay with the dwarfs; but more often, Snow White is depicted in illustrations as considerably older.^[4]

Snow White's triple seeming-death and resurrection, beyond an amusement or wish-fulfilling temporary escape, fulfills the initiatory process of life, as Mircea Eliade described it: "What is called 'initiation' coexists with the human condition, reaffirms the ultimate religious significance of life and the real possibility of a 'happy ending'".^[5] Wishful thinking is the formation of beliefs and making decisions according to what might be pleasing to imagine instead of by appealing to evidence or rationality. ... For other uses, see Initiation (disambiguation). ... Mircea Eliade (March 13 [O.S. February 28] 1907 – April 22, 1986) was a Romanian historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher, and professor at the University of Chicago. ...

Maria Tatar interprets the tale^[6] as a polarization of women into the evil and active versus the innocent, passive and domestic.

The story of Snow White may have been intertwined with those of some historical figures. Scholars have uncovered parallels between the legendary Snow White and Margarete von Waldeck (1533-1554). Like Snow White, Margarete was a strikingly attractive young woman. Like Snow White she had a problematic relationship with her stepmother. She grew up in the mining town of Waldeck where small children known as dwarfs worked in the mines. At 16, Margarete moved to Brussels. There, she attracted the romantic interest of several nobles, including Phillip II of Spain. Phillip II hoped to marry her because she was beautiful, but she became ill as a result of poisoning. Ruthless politics were a part of medieval court, where marriage to a powerful personage was often viewed as a way for a clan to gain allies to the detriment of rivals. Margarete died at the age of 21. The handwriting of her will, written shortly before her death, shows evidence of tremor. The perpetrator was never exposed but it could not have been her stepmother, who was already dead at the time. The poignant tale of a beautiful young woman whose life was cut short may have captured the popular imagination and provided inspiration for the folktale.^[7] Waldeck may mean the following: Locations the County, Principality, and Free State of Waldeck or Waldeck-Pyrmont in Germany, see Waldeck (state) the City of Waldeck in Waldeck-Frankenberg District, Hesse, Germany see Waldeck, Hesse the small municipality of Waldeck in Saale-Holzland District, Thuringia, Germany see Waldeck, Thuringia A... This article is about the settlement itself. ...

Other versions

Modern narratives

The story in Russian writer Alexander Pushkin's 1833 poem The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights is similar to that of Snow White, with knights replacing dwarfs.^[8] One of the many retellings of the Snow White tale appears in A Book of Dwarfs, by Ruth Manning-Sanders.^{[citation needed]} Pushkin redirects here. ... The Tale of the Dead Princess (1951 animated film) The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights (Сказка о мертвой царевне и о семи богатырях) is a 1833 poem by Aleksandr Pushkin. ... For other uses, see Knight (disambiguation) or Knights (disambiguation). ... This article is about the mythical creature. ... A Book of Dwarfs is a 1964 anthology of 17 fairy tales from around the world that have been collected and retold by Ruth Manning-Sanders. ... Ruth Manning-Sanders (born 1895 in Swansea, Wales; died October 12, 1988, in Penzance, England) was a poet and author who was perhaps best known for her series of childrens books in which she collected and retold fairy tales from all over the world. ...

Tanith Lee's novel White as Snow is a dark, adult retelling of the tale (woven into a reworking of the Demeter/Persephone myth), as is her short story "Red as Blood" (published in her story collection of the same title), and Neil Gaiman's short story "Snow, Glass, Apples" (published in Smoke and Mirrors). Other writers who have made use of the theme include Donald Barthelme (in his novel Snow White), Gregory Maguire (in his novel Mirror Mirror), Jane Yolen (in her story "Snow in Summer," published in Black Swan, White Raven), Anne Sexton (in her poem "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," published in Transformations), Gail Carson Levine (in Fairest), and A. S. Byatt (in her essay "Ice, Snow, Glass," published in Mirror, Mirror on the Wall).^{[citation needed]} Tanith Lee Tanith Lee (born September 19, 1947) is a British writer of science fiction, horror and fantasy. ... This article is about the grain goddess Demeter. ... This article is about the Greek goddess. ... Neil Richard Gaiman (IPA: ) (born November 10, 1960[2]) is an English author of science fiction and fantasy short stories and novels, graphic novels, comics, and films. ... Snow, Glass, Apples is a short story written by Neil Gaiman. ... The cover of Smoke and Mirrors Smoke and Mirrors is a collection of short fiction by Neil Gaiman. ... Donald Barthelme (April 7, 1931 - July 23, 1989) was an American author of short fiction and novels. ... Gregory Maguire (born June 9, 1954 in Albany, New York) is an American author. ... Jane Yolens Wizards Hall Jane Yolen (born February 11, 1939 in New York City) is an American author and editor of almost 300 books. ... Anne Sexton, 1974 Anne Sexton (November 9, 1928, Newton, Massachusetts – October 4, 1974, Weston, Massachusetts), born Anne Gray Harvey, was an American poet and writer. ... Gail Carson Levine Gail Carson Levine (born September 17, 1947 in New York, N.Y.) is an American author of young adult books. ... Fairest is a novel by Gail Carson Levine. ... For A. Byatt, the director of French documentary films, see Andy Byatt. ...

Angela Carter has also written a postmodern version of the tale entitled 'The Snow Child' in her collection 'The Bloody Chamber'. Her story recreates a version of the tale collected but unpublished by the Grimm Brothers in which Snow White is a child of the father's desire rather than the mother's. Angela Carter (May 7, 1940 – February 16, 1992) was an English novelist and journalist, known for her post-feminist magical realist and science fiction works. ... The Bloody Chamber (or The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories) is an anthology of short fiction by Angela Carter. ... Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm The Brothers Grimm (Brüder Grimm) are Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm. ...

In 1982 Roald Dahl's book Revolting Rhymes rewrote the story in a more modern way. In this version, Snow White was a savvy young woman who stole the magic mirror to help the dwarfs gamble on winning horses.^{[citation needed]} Roald Dahl (IPA: ) (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a Welsh novelist, short story author and screenwriter of Norwegian parentage, famous as a writer for both children and adults. ... Revolting Rhymes book cover Revolting Rhymes is a collection of Roald Dahl poems that re-interpret popular fairy tales. ...

Snow White (Fables) is also a significant character in Bill Willingham's Fables comic book series. This version uses aspects of the Seven Dwarfs' Snow White, but has a sister named Rose Red. Snow White is a major character in the comic book series Fables. ... Bill Willingham (born December 1956 in Fort Belvoir, Virginia) is an American writer and artist of comic books. ... Fables is a Vertigo comic book series created and written by Bill Willingham. ... Fables is a fictional fantasy comic series for mature readers published by DC Comics. ...

In Ludwig Revolution, Blanche (Snow White) is a whore. Her mother wanted her dead because she accused her of stealing her beauty when she was in her womb and seducing her father, the king. Blanche lives with the seven dwarfs after she seduces the hunter but her mother eventually finds her. Though she eats the apple, she trades it with the one her mother poisoned so that she doesn't die. Ludwig falls in love with her at first sight and takes her home to be his wife but Ludwig's assistant Wilhelm accidentally dislodges the apple from her throat, waking her. After she seduces his father, the King, Ludwig uncovers her evil deeds. She later dies of health problems at the end of the chapter.

Film and television

First, a 1902 Snow White film was released. A 1916 silent film with the title Snow White was made by Famous Players-Lasky Corporation and produced by Adolph Zukor and Daniel Frohman. Directed by J. Searle Dawley, it was adapted to the screen by Jessie Graham White from his play Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The film starred Marguerite Clark as Snow White, Creighton Hale as Prince Florimond and Dorothy Cumming as Queen Brangomar/Mary Jane. A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. ... Snow White is a 1916 American silent film made by Famous Players-Lasky Corporation and produced by Adolph Zukor and Daniel Frohman. ... The Paramount Pictures logo used from 1987 to 1995. ... Cukor Adolf (Adolph Zukor) (January 7, 1873–June 10, 1976) was the founder of Paramount Pictures Studios, and one of the greatest film moguls of all time. ... Daniel Frohman ( August 22, 1851 - December 26, 1940) American theatrical producer and manager. ... J. Searle Dawley (13 May 1877 – 30 March 1949), was an American director, and screenwriter. ... Winthrop Ames ( November 25, 1870 - November 3, 1937) was an American theatrical director and producer, playwright, screenwriter and a theatre owner/operator. ... Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is Broadway play that debuted at the Little Theatre on October 31, 1912. ... Marguerite Clark, 1916 Marguerite Clark (February 22, 1883 to September 25, 1940) was an American stage and silent film actress. ... Creighton Hale (May 24, 1882 - August 9, 1965), born as Patrick Fitzgerald in County Cork, Ireland, was a major movie actor who worked in the silent film era. ...

A 1933 Betty Boop cartoon, Snow White, was adapted from this story, as was the famous 1937 Disney animated feature, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. In the Disney version, Snow White wakes from her enchanted sleep as soon as the Prince kisses her, similar to Sleeping Beauty. Furthermore, the prince and Snow White have met prior to her enchanted sleep, so that he has fallen in love with the awake rather than the sleeping princess, an unusual variation in the Snow White tales.^[9] This version is perhaps the most well-known version of the story, and is a classic of the cinema. A sequel was made by Filmation Studios in 1988 and released theatrically in 1993, was called "Happily Ever After". However this sequel, which obviously had completely different animation, also introduced several new characters, including the Seven Dwarves cousins the Dwarf-Elves, which each had a special power. The plot also introduced the queen's brother, Lord Malis, who wanted revenge on Snow White for killing his sister. Snow White also has a role in the videogame Kingdom Hearts where she is one of the Princesses of Hearts kidnapped by Maleficent. The Disney version is distinctly parodied in the 1943 Merrie Melodies short cartoon Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs. The story is also adapted in the Japanese OVA, Super Mario's Snow White which stars Mario, Princess Peach and the Toads, with King Koopa playing the role as the evil Queen. Betty Boop from the opening title sequence of the earliest entries in the Betty Boop Cartoons Betty Boop is an animated cartoon character appearing in the Talkartoon and Betty Boop series of films produced by Max Fleischer and released by Paramount Pictures. ... For other uses, see Cartoon (disambiguation). ... Snow White is a 1933 animated short film in the Betty Boop series from Fleischer Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures. ... This is a list of animated feature films produced by Walt Disney Productions/The Walt Disney Company: Official canon The following is a list of the forty-four feature films officially part of the Walt Disney Feature Animation (WDFA) canon. ... Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 animated feature, the first produced by Walt Disney. ... Sir Edward Burne-Jones painted The Sleeping Beauty. ... This article contains information on the first Kingdom Hearts video game. ... Maleficent is the wicked dark fairy and main antagonist in Walt Disneys 1959 adaptation of Sleeping Beauty. ... Merrie Melodies end title Merrie Melodies is the name of a series of animated cartoons distributed by Warner Bros. ... Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs (working title: So White and de Sebben Dwarfs) is a Merrie Melodies animated cartoon directed by Bob Clampett, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, and released to theatres on January 16, 1943 by Warner Bros. ... A human ovum An ovum (loosely, egg or egg cell) is a female sex cell or gamete. ... Mario ) is a video game character created by Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and the official mascot of Nintendo. ... Princess Peach ) is a video game character in Nintendos Mario video games series, often playing the damsel in distress role in the adventure series. ... For other uses, see Toad (disambiguation). ... King Bowser Koopa, as seen in Super Smash Bros. ...

Using ideas from Stanislav Grof, Joseph Campbell, and Carl G. Jung, Roberts ^[10] claims that the Disney version of Snow White appeals to unconscious parts of the human mind including Grof's descriptions of birth experiences, Campbell's Hero's Journey, and Jung's archetypes. Stanislav Grof (born 1931 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is one of the founders of the field of transpersonal psychology and a pioneering researcher into the use of altered states of consciousness for purposes of healing, growth, and insight. ... For other uses, see Joseph Campbell (disambiguation). ... Carl Gustav Jung (July 26, 1875 – June 6, 1961) (IPA:) was a Swiss psychiatrist and founder of Analytical Psychology. ...

This version of Snow White was featured as a guest in House of Mouse. This version of Snow White also appears at the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts as a meetable character, and is part of the Disney Princesses franchise. The House of Mouse is a Disney cartoon show where Mickey Mouse and his friends run a nighclub called The House of Mouse, which shows Disney cartons as part of its floor show. ... Disney Parks Worldwide logo Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is the division of The Walt Disney Company that conceives, builds and manages the companys theme parks and vacation resorts, as well as a variety of additional family-oriented leisure enterprises. ... For the Game Boy Advance game, see Disney Princess (game). ...

In 1961, the story was parodied in the film Snow White and the Three Stooges, starring Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Joe "Curly-Joe" DeRita. In the film, the dwarfs had gone on vacation and lent Moe, Larry and Curly Joe the use of their cottage. The three are traveling entertainers, along with a young man who was born a prince, but lost his memory in an assassination attempt that was thwarted by the Stooges. The prince suffers amnesia and the Stooges "adopt" him and raise him to manhood; but he is only shown as a boy in a flashback segment. The prince ends up marrying Snow White, played by real life Olympic figure skating champion, Carol Heiss. The film is also a musical and features many ice skating scenes. There are a few other things that differ from the original story, such as Count Oga (villainous henchman of the Wicked Queen), a magic sword that transports the Stooges to various places and a carriage chase scene. Snow White and The Three Stooges (1961) was the second feature film to star the Three Stooges after their 1959 resurgance in popularity. ... Moe Howard (June 19, 1897 – May 4, 1975) was the leader of the Three Stooges. ... Larry Fine (October 5, 1902 – January 24, 1975) was an American comedian and actor, who is best-known as a member of the comedy act The Three Stooges. ... Curly Joe DeRita (July 12, 1909 - July 3, 1993), born Joseph Wardell, was an American comedian who is best known as the sixth of the Three Stooges. ... Carol Heiss competes at the 1960 United States Figure Skating Championships Carol Elizabeth Heiss Jenkins (born January 20, 1940 in New York, NY) is an American figure skater. ...

The comedy-horror-erotic adaptation of Grimm's Fairy Tales, Grimms Märchen von Lüsternen Pärchen (1969), presented Snow White among other characters of Grimm Tales. A pornographic version of Snow White was released in 1976 in the X-rated animated film Once Upon a Girl. 1979 Pornochanchada adaptation Histórias Que Nossas Babás Não Contavam ("Stories Our Nannies Don't Tell") featured an Afro-Brazilian actress, Adele Fátima, as Snow White. However, Snow White was not named "White" (branca) but clara (a Brazilian racial term similar to fair skin). 1982 film Biancaneve & Co. is an adaptation of the fumetto Biancaneve by Leone Frollo. The film features the starlet Michela Miti as "Snow White". The Snow White story has also been made into a number of adult films. The most famous among these films is Biancaneve e i sette nani (1995) by Luca Damiano, starring Ludmilla Antonova. X-rated, X certificate, X classification or similar terms are labels for movies implying strong adult content, typically pornography or violence. ... Animation refers to the process in which each frame of a film or movie is produced individually, whether generated as a computer graphic, or by photographing a drawn image, or by repeatedly making small changes to a model (see claymation and stop motion), and then photographing the result. ... Once Upon a Girl is a 1976 X-rated animated film written and directed by Don Jurwich. ... Movie poster for O Bem Dotado, o Homem de Itu (1978) with Nuno Leal Maia Pornochanchada is the name given to a genre of sexploitation films produced in Brazil that was popular during the 1970s. ... Histórias Que Nossas Babás Não Contavam (Stories Our Nannies Dont Tell) is a Brazilian film of 1979 directed by Oswaldo De Oliveira and written by Ody Fraga. ... Afro-Brazilian is the term used to racially categorise Brazilian citizens who are black or mainly-black, yet it is rarely used in Brazil. ... Fumetti (or photo novels) are a genre of American comics illustrated with photographs rather than drawings. ... A Brazilian edition of Biancaneve Biancaneve is an Italian erotic comic book, created in 1972 by Renzo Barbiéri and Rubino Ventura and illustrated by Leone Frollo. ... Leone Frollo is an Italian comic book artist, born in Venice in 1931. ... Pornographic movies appeared shortly after the creation of the movie technology that made them possible. ... Luca Damiano né Franco lo Cascio (1947 - ) is an Italian director who began his carreer as an assistant to Vittorio de Sica. ...

The Goodies did their own version of the fairytale called "Snow White 2". This article discusses the Goodies trio and the origins of their comedy TV series For information about the television series, see The Goodies (TV series) The Goodies are a trio of British comedians (Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie), who created, wrote, and starred in a surreal British...

The 1987 fantasy film Snow White (starring Diana Rigg as the Wicked Queen and Sarah Patterson as Snow White) was released direct to video using the Cannon Movie Tale logo. Other fantasy films were released in the series. It is currently available on Region 1 DVD from MGM. Snow White is a 1987 film based on the classic fairytale and released as part of the Cannon Movie Tales series. ... Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg DBE (born 20 July 1938) is an English actress. ... Sarah Patterson. ... MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ...

In one of the episodes of Sailor Moon R, the school the girls go to is putting on the play Snow White. For the title character, see Sailor Moon (character) and for the first story arc, see Dark Kingdom arc. ...

The 1997 fantasy/horror film Snow White: A Tale Of Terror (starring Sigourney Weaver as the Stepmother and Monica Keena as Snow White) purports to be a more authentic adaptation of the original Grimm fairytale. It did not have seven dwarfs, but instead had seven miners. In 2001 another live action version was made for TV, called Snow White. This version changed the storyline to include several more magical elements such as demons. Sigourney Weaver (born Susan Alexandra Weaver on October 8, 1949 in New York City) is an Oscar-nominated American actress. ... Monica C. Keena (born May 28, 1979) is an American actress, known for her role as Abby Morgan on Dawsons Creek. ... See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band European networks National In much of Europe television broadcasting has historically been state dominated, rather than commercially organised, although commercial stations have grown in number recently. ... The DVD cover Snow White, released in the U.S.A. as Snow White: The Fairest of Them All, was a television film, made in 2001, and based on the Snow White storyline. ...

Daddy's Little Bit of Dresden China, a 1988 short film by British animator Karen Watson, uses the Snow White story as part of a story of child sexual abuse. Daddys Little Bit of Dresden China is a 1988 short film by British animator Karen Watson, part of the all-woman Leeds Animation Workshop. ... Child sexual abuse is an umbrella term describing criminal and civil offenses in which an adult engages in sexual activity with a minor or exploits a minor for the purpose of sexual gratification. ...

10th Kingdom, a short TV-series movie, was loosely based on Snow White, as well as many other fairy tales. The 10th Kingdom was written by screenplay writer Simon Moore. ...

HBO's Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child cast Snow White as White Snow, daughter of a native American chieftain. For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). ...

In 1988, ABC released a sitcom based on the home life of Snow White and Prince Charming called "The Charmings". The Charmings was a 1987–1988 television sitcom series. ...

Snow White is one of Princess Fiona's friends in the Shrek movies. She shares an affinity with small woodland creatures with her Disney counterpart. She also has a tendency to break out into song every time she speaks which causes animals to come right up towards her. After escaping from jail she breaks into a song (that is similar to a song from the Disney movie) to call upon her animal friends. Once they have gathered she goes into a war cry (that is similar to the opening of Led Zepplin's Immigrant Song) to get the animals to attack the living trees that are guarding the castle for Prince Charming and allow her and the other princess, Fiona and Fiona's mother to get into the castle and stop Prince Charming. Princess Fiona is the Princess in the films Shrek, Shrek 4-D, Shrek 2, Shrek the Third, and the upcoming Shrek 4. ... For other uses, see Shrek (disambiguation). ... Immigrant Song is the opening track on English rock band Led Zeppelins third album, Led Zeppelin III, written and released in 1970. ...

There have also been a few anime adaptations of the story. Nippon Animation told the story of Snow White in three episodes of its 1987 TV series Grimm Meisaku Gekijo (released in English as Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics). In 1994, the Tatsunoko animation studio adapted the story into a 52-episode TV series, Shirayuki-hime no Densetsu ("The Legend of Princess Snow White"), aired in Japan on NHK. Tatsunoko's production incorporated several "prelude" episodes emphasizing the romance between Snow White and her prince before launching into the story proper. Animé redirects here. ... Nippon Animation logo. ... Grimms Fairy Tale Classics , Grimm Masterpiece Theatre) is an anime series produced by Nippon Animation. ... Tatsunoko Production Co. ... The Legend of Princess Snow White or Shirayuki-hime no Densetsu is an anime series based on the European fairy tale. ...

In 1988, the Filmation company produced the first ever sequel to the Snow White tale, originally titled Snow White and the Realm of Doom, but Disney feared that it would be mistaken as a direct sequel to their own. Disney filed a lawsuit against Filmation, which lead them to change the title to Happily Ever After. Other drastic changes were made to the film as well. After several years it was later released on video in 1993. The story involves Snow White and her prince on their way to meet the seven dwarfs, but the wicked queen's brother, Lord Malice, wants revenge for his sister's death. Lord Malice transforms into a dragon, kidnaps Snow White and transforms her prince into a hideous man. Snow White escapes, thinking she'll see the seven dwarfs again, instead she meets their cousins, the seven dwarfells. Together they all journey to the Realm of Doom where they will defeat Lord Malice and save the prince. Happily Ever After can refer to: Happily Ever After, a compilation double-LP comprising The Cure albums Seventeen Seconds and Faith; it was a U.S.-only issue by A&M Records. ...

An episode of the supernatural series Charmed entitled Happily Ever After featured an evil witch escaping from captivity and using fairytales to toy with the sisters. Among other things, she plants a poisoned apple which one of the sisters eats and dies. Her sisters cast a spell that ends up bringing the descendants of the seven dwarfs to the house. The magic wears off when the evil witch is defeated. For other uses, see Charm. ... For other uses, see Charm. ...

Another unofficial sequel of sorts was released in theaters in Belgium and France in January 2007. Blanche Neige: la suite (Snow White: The Sequel) is an animated film for mature audiences. It was directed by Picha, who is known for his animated films of a sexually explicit nature, including Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle and The Big Bang. Jean-Paul Picha Walravens, born July 2, 1942 in Brussels, Belgium is a cartoonist and film director. ... The Big Bang a. ...

The film Sydney White is a modern retelling of the classic fairy tale. It stars Amanda Bynes as Sydney (Snow White), Sara Paxton as Rachel Witchburn (the Wicked Queen), and Matt Long as Tyler Prince (Prince Charming). This article is about the film. ... Amanda Laura Bynes (born April 3, 1986) is an American actress and former show host on Nickelodeon and singer. ... Sara Paxton[1] (born April 25, 1988) is an Emmy Award-nominated American actress and singer. ... Matt Long (born May 18, 1980) is an American actor. ... Prince Charming meets Cinderella in a 1912 book of fairy tales. ...

"Snow White" is also the basis of the 1980s sitcom The Charmings. In it, Snow White's stepmother, Queen Lillian puts a sleeping spell on Snow White, Prince Charming, their two sons, herself, and one of the seven dwarfs. They wake up a millennium later in Los Angeles and are forced to adjust to a non-fanciful life. A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... The Charmings was a 1987–1988 television sitcom series. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ...

2007, also saw "Snow White" as part of the Disney movie, "Enchanted".

Music

Snow White is referenced in the song "Waiting for Magic" from the Swedish pop group Ace of Base in their debut album, "Happy Nation". They referenced Snow White by singing, "Kiss me baby, I am Snow White sleeping in my coffin waiting for you." CD-Single Tracks 1. ... Ace of Base is a dance-pop band from Gothenburg, Sweden, comprised of Ulf Ekberg (Buddha) and siblings Jonas Berggren (Joker), Linn Berggren, and Jenny Berggren. ... Happy Nation is the debut album of Ace of Base, a pop music group based in Sweden. ...

A sadistic version of the Disney Snow White appears in German metal band Rammstein's video for the song Sonne. She is portrayed as a dominatrix and drug addict (who shoots up gold dust as a drug). In the video, the band members are the dwarfs, and they are working for her by mining the gold. At the end of the video, Snow White dies from a gold overdose. She is encased in a glass coffin and carried up the hill by the band, only to be revived by an apple that falls from a tree. Disney may refer to: The Walt Disney Company and its divisions, including Walt Disney Pictures. ... For other uses, see Ramstein. ... Sonne (German for Sun) is a song by the German Tanz-Metall group Rammstein. ... French dominatrix Maîtresse Françoise. ... Drug addiction, or dependency is the compulsive use of drugs, to the point where the user has no effective choice but to continue use. ... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... This article is about the mythical creature. ... This article is about the fruit. ...

Snow White is referred to as a person or queen, with stalking and/or obsession overtones, in the song "Snow White Queen" on Evanescence's album The Open Door. Singles from The Open Door Released: September 25, 2006 Released: January 8, 2007 Released: May 25, 2007 Released: TBA Released: October 2007 (Colombia) The Open Door is the second studio album released by American rock band Evanescence. ... Evanescence is a Grammy Award-winning American alternative rock band founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1998 by singer Amy Lee and former guitarist Ben Moody. ... Singles from The Open Door Released: September 25, 2006 Released: January 8, 2007 Released: May 25, 2007 Released: TBA Released: October 2007 (Colombia) The Open Door is the second studio album released by American rock band Evanescence. ...

Snow White is also mentioned in the song "This Kiss" sung by Faith Hill.

A version of the Snow White tale is featured in the Rammstein Music Video Sonne (YouTube) [1]

Snow White and Rose Red

There is another Brothers Grimm tale called Snow White and Rose Red which also includes a character called Snow White. However, this Snow White is a completely separate character from the one found in this tale. The original German names are also different: Schneewittchen (the Princess) and Schneeweißchen (together with Rosenrot). There is actually no difference in the meaning (both mean "snow white"), but the first name is more influenced by the dialects of Low Saxon while the second one is the standard German version, demonstrating a class difference between the two Snow Whites.^{[citation needed]} Snow-White and Rose-Red is a fairy tale written by the Brothers Grimm. ... Low Saxon (in Low Saxon, Nedersaksisch, Neddersassisch, Plattdüütsch or Nedderdüütsch) is any of a variety of Low German dialects spoken in northern Germany and the Netherlands. ... Standard German is the prescriptive norm variant of the German language used as a written language, in formal contexts, and for communication between different dialect areas. ... Social class refers to the hierarchical distinctions between individuals or groups in societies or cultures. ...

See also

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Snow White

• Rose Red
• Operation Snow White
• Snow, Glass, Apples a short story written by Neil Gaiman
• Snow-White and Rose-Red
• Snow-White-Fire-Red is an Italian fairy tale.
• Snow-white (Fanuilos in Sindarin) is also an epithet of Elbereth in Tolkien's legendarium
• Snow White Christmas
• Udea and her Seven Brothers
• The Hairy Man
• Water and Salt
• The Water of Life
• Mirror, Mirror (novel)

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References

Further reading

• Grimm, Jacob and William, edited and translated by Stanley Appelbaum, Selected Folktales/Ausgewählte Märchen: A Dual-Language Book Dover Publications Inc. Mineola, New York. ISBN 0-486-42474-X

Theodor Ruf: Die Schöne aus dem Glassarg. Schneewittchens märchenhaftes und wirkliches Leben. Würzburg: Königshausen und Neumann, 1994 (absolutely reliable academic work)

External links

• Snow, Glass, Apples: The story of Snow White, by Terry Windling
• SurLaLune Fairy Tale Pages: The Annotated Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
• Snow-White and other tales of Aarne Thompson type 709
• Kay E. Vandergrift's A Scholarly Snow White
• Biancaneve e i sette nani, the famous Snow White (originally, "Schneewittchen") by Brothers Grimm (in Italian)

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