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Adriana Caselotti Profile
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| (Adriana Loretto Caselotti) |
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| 6 May 16 | is born in Bridgeport, Connecticut to Guido Hocke Caselotti and Maria Orefice |
| ? | lives in a convent in Rome, Italy |
| 18 May 31 | makes her singing debut at a recital at Hollywood High School |
| December 32 | gets a standing ovation for her performance at the Hollywood Knickerbocker Hotel |
| 30 September 34 | sings on The Italian Hour on KFAC |
| 28 February 35 | stars in the stage production of Santarellina at the Figueroa Playhouse |
| 31 May 35 | sings on Opera Gems on KECA |
| ? | is called "the greatest living Carmen" |
| 21 December 37 | she and co-star Harry Stockwell convince security guards to allow them into the premiere of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) at the Pantages Theater |
| views the film from the hallway with her mother, as Walt did not reserve any seats for the cast. |
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| 21 January 38 | columnist Edwin Schallert reports that "Adriana Caselotti was chosen from 150 applicants to talk and sing for Walt Disney's cartoon heroine in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs now proving popular screen fare at the Carthay Circle." |
| 26 January 38 | columnist Louella Parsons reports that "Walt Disney is really perturbed over the plan of Fanchon & Marco to engage Adriana Caselotti, who was heard as Snow White." |
| 31 March 38 | is interviewed at WBBM's We, the People |
| 8 April 38 | provides entertainment at the College Inn Floor Show |
| 38 | is engaged to a successful aviator |
| sues Walt Disney for $200,000 after being paid less than $1,000 for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Her co-star, Harry Stockwell, sues for $100,000 after being paid less than $500. |
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| begins dating Robert James Chard while appearing at a theater -where he sold her a ticket- to promote Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
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| November 38 | holidays at Waikiki |
| ? | files a lawsuit for $200,000 against Walt Disney |
| 9 January 39 | when asked about her lawsuit against Walt Disney, she says "Oh, I hope to win it some day, but it will have to be postponed for a while. I'm too busy right now thinking about my new job." |
| 3 March 39 | says "I've found nothing to equal Bex APC Tablets for stopping pain." |
| 39 | is paid $100 for her role in The Wizard of Oz (1939) |
| 12 May 41 | says to the AP, "I'm glad I was Snow White. It was a happy thing to translate my voice into the childlike songs of the little heroine." |
| 45 | stars as a coldblooded femme killer on Hollywood Mystery Time |
| 19 March 45 | marries Robert James Chard, a local theater ticket broker |
| ? | divorces Chard |
| January 51 | the press reports that she and Norval Mitchel are married and honeymooning, even though that were just dating. |
| 52 | marries actor Norval B Mitchell in Florida |
| 69 | rents a room to Marv Newland, who would create Bambi Meets Godzilla (1969) |
| 28 April 72 | becomes a widower of Mitchell |
| 29 September 72 | marries Dr. Joseph D Costigan |
| 22 November 72 | appears on The Julie Andrews Hour to sing songs from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
| 30 December 72 | says of her recent marriage to Dr. Costigan "he was so determined to establish himself as a doctor that he didn't want to marry right away... after Norval died, I called and told him what happened. He asked me to have dinner with him, and a half an hour after we met he asked me to marry him." |
| 25 July 79 | becomes a widower of Costigan |
| 89 | marries Joseph Laureat Florian St Pierre, a postal employee |
| ? | divorces St Pierre |
| 94 | receives the Disney Legend Award |
| 19 January 97 | dies in Los Angeles, California |
| Sources: The Pasadena Post, The Long Beach Sun, Daily News, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Evening Post-Record, The Shreveport Journal, The Fresno Bee, The Commercial Appeal, Chicago Tribune, The Sacramento Bee | |
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| Links: Filmography Adriana Caselotti in The Fairest of Them All | |