Princess Snow White was the first Princess, the first animated feature film and the first female fictional character with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Created in 1937, The character of Snow White was derived from a fairy tale known from many countries in Europe, the best-known version being the Bavarian one collected by the Brothers Grimm.
Some of the first sketches for Snow White's character, somewhat resembling BettyBoop, did not meet Walt Disney's expectations, as they were too cartoonish. Hamilton Luske, whom Walt Disney had selected as the supervising animator for Snow White's character, was tasked with the challenge of making Snow White more believably human and realistic than any of the Disney studio's previous animated characters.
Some of the first sketches for Snow White's character, somewhat resembling BettyBoop, did not meet Walt Disney's expectations, as they were too cartoonish. Hamilton Luske, whom Walt Disney had selected as the supervising animator for Snow White's character, was tasked with the challenge of making Snow White more believably human and realistic than any of the Disney studio's previous animated characters.