According to a study group in Lohr, Bavaria, Snow White is based on Maria Sophia von Erthal, born on 15 June, 1729 in Lohr am Main, Bavaria. ... read more
Originally the seven dwarfs in Snow White were unnamed. Their names have changed in different versions of the story. The most popular names of the dwarfs are from the 1937 Disney movie. They are Bashful, Doc, Dopey, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, and Sneezy. read more
The original German version of the tale was entitled Sneewittchen, which is Schneewittchen in modern orthography. The dwarfs who appear in the story were first given individual names in the 1912 Broadway show, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and they acquired different names in the 1937 Disney film by the same name. read more