List No. 019

THE 50 DWARFS

Disney

1930s

In 1812, German storytellers the Brothers Grimm published Snow White, one of the most famous fairy tales in history and the basis for a wildly successful big-screen adaptation by Walt Disney Productions in 1937 over a century later. In 1934, as they began work on the animated version, the writing team at Disney compiled the following wonderful list of potential names for a group of characters whom the Brothers Grimm had chosen to leave nameless: the seven dwarfs. As we now know, Bashful, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy and Sneezy were picked from this shortlist; Dopey and the name of their leader, Doc, were chosen at a later date.

Awful Bashful Biggo-Ego Biggy Biggy-Wiggy Blabby Busy Chesty Crabby Cranky Daffy Dippy Dirty Dizzy Doleful Dumpy Flabby Gabby Gaspy Gloomy Goopy Graveful Grumpy Happy Helpful

Hoppy Hotsy Hungry Jaunty Jumpy Lazy Neurtsy Nifty Puffy Sappy Scrappy Shifty Silly Sleepy Snappy Sneezy Sneezy-Wheezy Snoopy Soulful Strutty Tearful Thrifty Weepy Wistful Woeful