identical? The history of Walt Disney Animation Studios goes back almost a century; however, many of his fans will agree that his first golden age occurred with such emblematic films as “Cinderella” Y “Snow White and the seven dwarfs. These productions used an actress who is almost unknown to today’s audiences. Is about Helen Stanley.
Helen Stanley She was an American artist who served as a model to draw and animate the screen productions of Cinderella, Aurora (the protagonist of Snow White) and Anita Radcliffe (from “101 Dalmatians”).
Helene Stanley: who was the actress of “Cinderella”, “Snow White” and “101 Dalmatians”?
Stanley was born in the city of Gary, Indiana, a few months before the great depression of 1929. His father was an acrobat and was already working in Europe at the time.
Probably because of her father’s example, Helene became involved with art at an early age. By 1942, at just 13 years old, she acted in her first film: “Girl’s Town”.
For years, he had various roles in UniversalPictures. He called himself, in those years, as ‘Dolores Diane’.
After a few years in which he also made films for the Metro-Goldwyn-MayerStanley began working with Disney around 1948, as a live-action model actress.
What was it like being a model actress for live-action Disney?
In case you don’t remember, the animations that Disney presented in the 1950s were very revolutionary for the time.
The attention that the own waltdisney put into his films were usually close to realism. By then, it had become customary to hire famous actors to star in his stories.
How was Helene Stanley’s work for Disney?
Helene’s face, full body and non-verbal gestures were recorded on camera. Then delivered in frames to the animators.
These visual references allowed the drawings to have an almost perfect guide to natural human movement.
The facial features were also important. For this reason, Stanley’s face may look somewhat familiar to those who enjoyed those films.
Of course, his features had to be slightly altered to prevent him from Cinderella, dawn Y anita radcliffe are practically identical. You can see a little more of the work at this link.
Helene Stanley passed away in December 1990 when Disney began its period baptized as ‘Renaissance’. However, her memory and her talent have been immortalized.
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