Original hand inked and hand painted production animation cels of Alice and The Caterpillar with Hookah set on a matching preliminary production background from "Alice In Wonderland," 1951, Walt Disney Studios; Production numbers bottom edge of the background; Studio signed "To Gaeto With Best Wishes Walt Disney" (presumably Bob Moore); Size - Alice: 5 3/4 x 3 1/2", Caterpillar: 3 x 6"; Image 11 1/4 x 13"; Unframed.
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"Who R U?" - Caterpillar
"Alice's
Adventures in Wonderland" (commonly shortened to "Alice in
Wonderland"), is a 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge
Dodgson who wrote under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. Disney reworked
the story to fit with both a younger audience and a time frame suitable
for an animated film (it's run time is only 75 minutes).
Kathryn
Beaumont, who was born in London England, was just 10 years old when
she was chosen for the voice of Alice. Walt Disney personally cast
Beaumont after seeing her in the film "On an Island with You," in which
the child actress had a small role. Disney was so impressed by her that
she was also chosen to be the model for Alice, and would also go on to
provide the voice for Wendy in "Peter Pan," 1953. Beaumont has also
reprised her voice acting role as Alice in two episodes of the animated
series, Disney's "House of Mouse," and as both Alice and Wendy in the
video game "Kingdom Hearts." She did not retire as the voice of Alice
and Wendy until 2005, when her role for these two characters was taken
over by Hynden Walch.
Initial
design for the character of Alice was accomplished by Mary Blair during
the storyboard phase and also by Les Clark. Alice was animated by Ollie
Johnston, Don Lusk, and Marc Davis who animated her for the tea party
scene.
Close up of the Studio signed "To Gaeto With Best Wishes Walt Disney" (presumably Bob Moore) signature.
The
Caterpillar is known for smoking his hookah and blowing colorful smoke
that forms letters, words, and even amazing moving images; as he talks
to Alice. The Caterpillar
was animated by John Lounsbery and Eric Larson, and voiced by the
English comedic actor Richard Haydn.
Alice
comes across the Caterpillar after being kick out of the Garden of
Living Flowers for being a weed. She hears singing and walks towards the
sounds to find the singing Caterpillar who is sitting on the top of a
mushroom smoking his hookah. After a very odd conversation, an annoyed
Alice stomps off; but the Caterpillar tells her to come back because he
has something useful to say. When she returns, Alice tells the
Caterpillar that she wants to return to her normal size and the
Caterpillar asks "Y." Alice says that it is terrible to be only three
inches tall, which is an awful height. The Caterpillar loses his temper
(as he is three inches tall) and transforms into a butterfly. He then
tells Alice that one side of the mushroom will make her grow taller and
the other side will make her grow smaller.
The
Caterpillar appears at the end of the film in his caterpillar form, but
with butterfly wings on his back, sitting on a floating mushroom, and
smoking his hookah. Alice is trying to escape from many of the
inhabitants of Wonderland and also from being beheaded by the Queen of
Hearts. The Caterpillar asks "Who R U?" and blows smoke that warps into a
surreal smoke tunnel that leads Alice back to the Doorknob.
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