Snow White

Snow White is a fairy-tale character best known as the heroine of the Brothers Grimm story “Snow White” and Disney’s 1937 animated film *Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs*.

Snow White is a fairy-tale character best known as the heroine of the Brothers Grimm story “Snow White” and Disney’s 1937 animated film *Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs*. In the classic tale, a jealous queen targets Snow White, who flees to the forest, lives with seven dwarfs, and is later awakened from a deathlike sleep. The character has inspired many adaptations across film, theatre, and literature.

Origins

Snow White comes from the Brothers Grimm fairy tale first published in the early 19th century. The story exists in several versions, but the central plot of a jealous queen, a poisoned apple, and a magical awakening is the best known.

Story

Snow White is a princess whose stepmother orders her death after a magic mirror names Snow White as the fairest in the land. She survives, lives with the seven dwarfs, is poisoned, and is eventually awakened by a prince.

Disney adaptation

Disney’s *Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs* (1937) was the first full-length animated feature from Walt Disney Productions and the best-known screen version of the story. Adriana Caselotti voiced Snow White in that film.

Cultural impact

The character has become one of the most recognizable figures in Western fairy-tale tradition. Snow White has been adapted repeatedly in film, ballet, theatre, and parody.