Shannon's Sleeping Beauty Page

This page celebrates Walt Disney's classic 1959 film, Sleeping Beauty.

For as long as I can remember, this version of the tale has always held a special place in my heart. The book was given to my twin sister as a gift. This was the 1970 reprint of the 1957 Big Golden Book that featured cover art by Disney background artist, Eyvind Earle and several of his concept paintings throughout. The book (pictured below) is lavishly illustrated and well written. I remember sitting and staring at the art of this book for hours. I wanted so badly to be a part of Sleeping Beauty's dark yet beautifully rich and gothic world. The colors, shapes and character designs fascinated me. I have to credit the book for inspiring me to study and create art. As I grew older I began to absorb the story and settings. I started looking at other artists' work, typically the more illustrative and graphic styles of artists such as Aubrey Beardsley and Arthur Rackham. I began looking at medieval European art as well and doing a bit of reading up on this turbulent but captivating time in history. Strangely, I didn't actually see the film until I was 11 years old (and this was off of a friend's pirated tape). I finally saw Sleeping Beauty in the theatre in its full glory on March 28, 1986 - I was 16.

This page was last updated on 1/1/2008.

This page has been divided into smaller pages for easier navigation. To launch a page, click on its corresponding image shown below.

The Story
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	Story of Sleeping Beauty
	Characters of Sleeping Beauty
	Sleeping Beauty Songs
The Film
	Movie Script
	Movie Stats
	Commentary of the film
	Articles & Interviews
Other Diversions
	Vintage Sleeping Beauty
	Sleeping Beauty Gallery
	Sleeping Beauty Fan Gallery
	Shannon's Sleeping Beauty Art Gallery
	Sleeping Beauty's Castles
	Links

I will be continually updating the pages published here. The information I have on this film is so exhaustive that time prevents me from publishing everything at this point. However, this site is new to the web, so in time, I will eventually have all the pages up.

Disclaimer: Sleeping Beauty and its characters are the property of The Walt Disney Company and are protected by federal copyright and trademark laws. This is a non-commercial site. The purpose of this site is to share information and opinions about this film. This site is in no way affiliated with The Walt Disney Company.

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