Original matching production animation drawings of Briar Rose and the Mock Prince in graphite and brown pencils numbered 69 and 269 lower right from "Sleeping Beauty," 1959, Walt Disney Studios; Size - Briar Rose: 7 1/2 x 4 3/4", Mock Prince: 4 1/2 x 3 1/2", Sheets 12 1/2 x 15 1/2"; Unframed.
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"Sleeping
Beauty," the 1959 Walt Disney full length motion picture, introduced
two characters that would become universal favorites; Maleficent and
Princess Aurora. Aurora, along with Snow White and Cinderella would be
forever immortalized in the public's view as the three greatest Disney
Princesses. The original design for Aurora and her peasant disguise
Briar Rose was developed by Tom Oreb, who based the character on the
famed Hollywood actress Audrey Hepburn; known for her thin frame and a
very graceful demeanor. Marc Davis, the head animator, would continue
the development process by morphing her general appearance and the
clothing of the heroine. The fine tuning of the character continued so
that she could be combined with the very angular forms present in the
Eyvind Earle hand painted backgrounds.
Original production animation drawing of Briar Rose.
Close up of the original production animation drawing of Briar Rose.
As
with other Disney films, an actress was hired as a live-action model
(as a guide for the animators) for Princess Aurora/Briar Rose. Helene
Stanley, who was also the model for Cinderella in 1950, became the model
for the heroine. It is interesting to note that prior to marrying Marc
Davis in 1956, Alice (Davis) designed some of costumes worn by Stanley
in her acting role in "Sleeping Beauty."
In 1952, the professional opera singer Mary Costa, after meeting people at a party with her future husband director Frank Tashlin, auditioned for the part of Disney's Princess Aurora/Briar Rose. Walt Disney called her personally within hours of the audition to inform her that the part was hers. The success of the film "Sleeping Beauty," owes a chuck of those accolades to the voice of Mary Costa. Her songs were some of the most beautiful ever sung by a Disney Princess. In November 1999 Mary Costa received the Disney Legends Award, and her hand prints are now a permanent part of the Disney Legends Plaza at the entrance to Walt Disney Studios.
Prince Phillip was animated by Milt Kahl and voiced Bill Shirley and Aurora was animated by Marc Davis (who was also lead animator for Maleficent) and voiced by Mary Costa. Both Bill and Mary would be live action models for Prince Phillip and Briar Rose/Princess Aurora for the animators, and their chemistry was magical on screen. In addition, their singing together was one of the many highlights of the film.
Original production animation drawing of the Mock Prince.
Close up of the original production animation drawing of the Mock Prince.
These drawings are from the section in the film when Prince Phillip is riding his horse in the forest when he suddenly hears a young girl's voice singing, and orders his horse Samson to take him there. But on the way, Samson goes too fast and accidentally knocks Phillip into a puddle of water. Phillip hangs his wet cape, hat, and boots on nearby tree limbs to dry. He suddenly turns around and notices that some of the forest animals have taken off with his clothes. The Mock Prince is a name given to the cape, hat, and boots that were taken and animated by the forest animals. There is rabbit in each boot, the owl is the head in the cape (that is supported by a bird at each of the ends of the caplet), and a squirrel animates the hat. Briar Rose begins to move and dance with the Mock Prince, all the while singing the song "Once Upon a Dream." The animated sequence is one of the most beautiful and memorable in the entire film.
Close up of the original matching production animation drawings of Briar Rose and the Mock Prince.
This is wonderful matching pair of original production animation drawings of Briar Rose and the Mock Prince dancing in the forest. Briar Rose is eyes and mouth open, and holding the ends of her caplet in front of her. The matching Mock Prince drawing has the owl with his head popping out of the top of Prince Phillip's cape and the squirrel is holding Prince Phillip's hat above his head. A beautiful matched set of drawings of Briar Rose and the Mock Prince from the last of the vintage Walt Disney feature films; and a great addition to any animation art collection!
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