Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film) January 11 to March 9, 1980, a total of 106 performances. In the 2000s, DisneyToon Studios began development on a computer-animated prequel to "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", titled "The Seven Dwarfs". Director Mike Disa and screenwriter Evan Spiliotopoulos pitched a story explaining how the Dwarfs met, and how the Evil Queen killed Snow White's father and took the throne. According to Disa, DisneyToon management changed the prequel to center around how Dopey lost his voice upon witnessing the death of his mother. After Disney purchased Pixar in 2006, John Lasseter, DisneyToons' new Chief Creative Officer, canceled "Dwarfs". In
Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs (working title: So White and de Sebben Dwarfs) is a "Merrie Melodies" animated cartoon directed by Bob Clampett, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, and released to theatres on January 16, 1943 by Warner Bros. and The Vitaphone Corporation. The film is an all-black parody of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale "Snow White", known to its audience from the popular 1937 Walt Disney animated feature "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". The stylistic portrayal of the characters is an example of "darky" iconography, which was widely accepted in American