Almost Alice - Part 2

Have you ever watched Disney's 1951 classic animated film 'Alice in Wonderland'?

 

Disney originally had the idea of creating an animated Alice in the 1930s but Walt turned down the original draft as it was akin to an 'Itchy and Scratchy' episode. The storyboards are available on YouTube:

With the original pitch turned down the idea was to eventually make a live action version but by 1946 Disney started work on a more modern styled animated version.

The very English actress Kathryn Beaumont was chosen to voice Alice. Walt cast her after seeing her in the film  'On an island with you'. After 'Alice in Wonderland' Kathryn went on to voice Wendy in 'Peter Pan'. 

In the picture above Kathryn is dressed as Alice as she also acted the role to provide a reference for the animators.

For more information you should visit the most excellent alice-in-wonderland.net

Catch You Later!

 

Credits:
The Walt Disney Company
https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_(1951_film)
http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_(1939_film)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeDdQSeRFug
http://lostmediaarchive.wikia.com/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_(1939_David_Hall_Leica_Reel)
http://www.tor.com/2015/06/11/an-intriguing-failure-disney-alice-in-wonderland/
http://www.alice-in-wonderland.net/






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