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'{{pp-pc1}} {{Infobox person | name = Adriana Caselotti | image = http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20070604024613/disney/images/1/17/Adriana_caselotti.jpg | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1916|05|06|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Bridgeport, Connecticut]] | occupation = Actress, singer | yearsactive = 1932–1997 | awards = [[Disney Legends|Disney Legend]] (1994) | spouse = Robert Chard<br>(m. 1945–?; divorced)<br/>Norval Mitchell<br>(m. 1952–72; his death)<br/>Dr. Joseph Dana Costigan<br>(m. 1972–82; his death)<br/>Florian St. Pierre<br>(m. 1989–?; divorced) | death_date = {{death date and age|1997|01|18|1916|05|06|mf=y}} | death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] | nationality = American | occupation = Voice actress, singer | notable_works = ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]'' | death_cause = [[Respiratory failure]] from [[lung cancer]] | resting_place = [[Newport Beach, California]] ([[Cremation|Ashes]]) | parents = Guido Caselotti (father)<br/>Maria Orefice (mother) | relations = [[Louise Caselotti]] (sister) }} '''Adriana Caselotti''' (May 6, 1916 – January 18, 1997)<ref name="independent"/> was an American voice actress and singer. Caselotti was the voice of the [[Snow White (Disney)|title character]] of the [[List of Disney theatrical animated features|Walt Disney animated classic]] ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]'', for which she was named as a [[Disney Legends|Disney Legend]] in 1994, making her the first woman to receive the award in the voice category. ==Early life== Her father Guido Caselotti (1884-1978),<ref>[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=70641080&PIpi=43203201 Find a Grave]</ref> an immigrant from [[Udine]], [[Kingdom of Italy|Italy]], was a teacher of music and a vocal coach. Her mother, Maria Orefice (1893-1961), from [[Naples]], was a singer in the [[Teatro Reale dell'Opera di Roma|Royal Opera Theatre of Rome]]. Her older sister [[Louise Caselotti|Louise]] sang opera and gave voice lessons (for example, to [[Maria Callas]], from 1946 to 1947). When Caselotti was seven, they left [[Connecticut]] for Italy while her mother toured with an opera company. Caselotti was educated at an Italian convent, San Getulio, near [[Rome]], while her mother performed in the opera. When they returned to [[New York]] three years later, Caselotti relearned [[English language|English]] and studied singing with her father. ==Career== In 1935, after a brief stint as a chorus girl at [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]], [[Walt Disney]] hired Caselotti as the voice of his heroine [[Snow White (Disney)|Snow White]]. She was paid a total of $970 for working on the film (now worth approximately ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|970|1937}}}}).<ref name=ny>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1997/01/21/arts/adriana-caselotti-80-voice-of-snow-white.html|title=Adriana Caselotti, 80, Voice of Snow White|date=1997-01-21|publisher=nytimes.com|accessdate=4 August 2011}}</ref> She was under contract with Disney, and Disney prevented her from appearing in further film and other media, even for Disney, after ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]''.<ref>[http://www.animatormag.com/archive/issue-21/issue-21-page-23/ With a smile and a song – Adriana Caselotti – Page 2]</ref> [[Jack Benny]] specifically mentioned that he had asked Disney for permission to use her on his radio show and was told, "I'm sorry, but that voice can't be used anywhere. I don't want to spoil the illusion of Snow White."<ref>{{cite news|last=Thomas|first=Bob|title=Singer still hopes to cash in as voice of Snow White|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gZVGAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FvgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1286,587896&dq=i+don-t+want+to+spoil+the+illusion+of+snow+white&hl=en|accessdate=5 January 2013|newspaper=The Day|date=3 July 1993|agency=Associated Press|location=New London CT}}</ref> The only other work Caselotti did following her premiere was an uncredited role in MGM's ''[[The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'' (1939); she provided the voice of [[Juliet]] during the Tin Man's song, "If I Only Had a Heart", speaking the line, "Wherefore art thou, Romeo".<ref name="independent">{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-adriana-caselotti-1277975.html|title=Obituary: Adriana Caselotti|last=Sibley|first=Brian|date=1997-02-10|publisher=independent.co.uk|accessdate=4 August 2011}}</ref> In 1946, she had an uncredited role in [[Frank Capra]]'s ''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]'', singing in Martini's bar as [[James Stewart]] was praying. Caselotti did several promotional spots for ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'', signing memorabilia. On November 22, 1972 ([[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving Day]]), she guest-starred on an episode of ''[[The Julie Andrews Hour]]'' saluting the music of Walt Disney, singing "I'm Wishing" and "[[Some Day My Prince Will Come|Someday My Prince Will Come]]" with [[Julie Andrews]].<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0617556/ The Julie Andrew Hours]</ref> She also made a guest appearance on the syndicated ''[[The Mike Douglas Show]]''. Caselotti later wrote a how-to book, ''Do You Like to Sing?''.<ref name="disney">{{cite web|url=http://disney.go.com/disneyinsider/history/legends/adriana-caselotti|title=Adriana Caselotti Bio|publisher=disney.go.com|accessdate=4 August 2011}}</ref> Later in life, she sold autographs and also made an attempt at an opera career (for example, ''[[Rigoletto]]''). In the early 1990s, when the Snow White Grotto at [[Disneyland]] was refurbished, Caselotti re-recorded "I'm Wishing" for the Snow White Wishing Well at the age of 75. In 1994, she was named a [[Disney Legends|Disney Legend]].<ref name="disney" /> ==Personal life and death== Caselotti was married four times. Her first husband was Robert Chard, whom she married in 1945. The marriage ended in divorce. She later met bit actor Norval Mitchell, whom she married in 1952. He retired after marrying her, and died in 1972. The same year, she married to a podiatrist, Dr. Joseph Dana Costigan,<ref>[https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V6N9-PKH Family Search]</ref> who later died in 1982. Caselotti married her last husband, Florian St. Pierre, a retired postal employee in 1989 and later divorced.<ref name="independent" /> On January 18, 1997, Caselotti died of respiratory failure from lung cancer at her Los Angeles home.<ref name=ny /> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Portal|Biography}} *{{IMDb name | id = 0143314 | name = Adriana Caselotti }} *{{YouTube|PFfgRmZXJT0|Adriana Caselotti interview, 1986}} *[http://books.google.es/books?id=0cEAOsLJad8C&pg=PA107&lpg=PA107&dq=Do+You+Like+to+Sing?+ISBN+CASELOTTI&source=bl&ots=yKaBu_xwtv&sig=5ZU3YiFnWb8NLkFs31pgFRGieTw&hl=es&ei=ppIuTonTC4WA-waQvKTLDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CE8Q6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=ADRIANA%20CASELOTTI&f=false The magic behind the voices, 2004] *[http://www.videosurf.com/video/the-julie-andrews-hour-a-salute-to-disney-part-3-1290873172 Salute Disney, 1972] {{Authority control|VIAF=34392851}} {{Persondata | NAME = Caselotti, Adriana | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Voice actress, singer | DATE OF BIRTH = May 6, 1916 | PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Bridgeport, Connecticut]], [[United States|U.S.]] | DATE OF DEATH = January 19, 1997 | PLACE OF DEATH = [[Los Angeles, California]] }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Caselotti, Adriana}} [[Category:1916 births]] [[Category:1997 deaths]] [[Category:American film actresses]] [[Category:American voice actresses]] [[Category:American female singers]] [[Category:American people of Italian descent]] [[Category:Deaths from lung cancer]] [[Category:Deaths from respiratory failure]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in California]] [[Category:Actresses from Bridgeport, Connecticut]] [[Category:20th-century American actresses]] [[Category:20th-century American singers]]'