She is shown to be a bit flighty, but is the kindest of the three and the most sensitive. She is voiced by Verna Felton.įauna is the middle fairy, dressed in a green gown, a green hat, and a green cape clipped with a green triangle. She created and possesses the powerful Sword of Truth and the invulnerable Shield of Virtue, which she can conjure whenever she sees fit. Her gift to Aurora is the gift of beauty. The three were voiced by Verna Felton, Barbara Jo Allen, and Barbara Luddy, respectively.įlora is the tallest fairy, dressed in a red gown (although her favorite color is pink), a red hat, and a red cape clipped with a yellow square. They are characterized as Princess Aurora's fairy godmothers and guardians, who appear at baby Aurora's christening to present their gifts to her. Susanne Blakeslee ( Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom)įlora, Fauna, and Merryweather are the three good fairies in Walt Disney's 1959 film Sleeping Beauty. (In fact, she doesn’t speak at all in the second half of the film, even after she’s reawaken.From left to right: Fauna, Flora, and Merryweather Coincidentally, that matches the number of lines she has in the film, 18, which makes her the quietest of all the Disney Princesses. Her grand total of screen time? 18 minutes.ġ0. Despite all of her appearances, Aurora has the least amount of screen time of all the Disney Princesses in their original films. Aurora also appeared in the ABC television series, Once Upon a Time, where she was played by Sarah Bolger in the second, third, and fourth seasons.ĩ. Aurora has made many appearances over the years, most notably in the film Maleficent, where she was portrayed by Elle Fanning opposite Angelina Jolie’s title role. Anyone worth his salt in this business ought to know how people move!”Ĩ.
Milt Kahl (directing animator for Prince Phillip) referred to the process as “a crutch, a stifling of the creative effort. Walt Disney wanted the characters in Sleeping Beauty to appear as real as possible, but that caused a bit of dissension with the animators. As with Cinderella, actress Helene Stanley was filmed playing the role of Sleeping Beauty to provide a live-action reference for the animators. Nevertheless, the animators pressed on, though they were so cautions that they would sometimes only produce one drawing a day, which translated to one second of screen time per month.ħ. The animators found it restrictive to match the rigid designs of Earle’s backgrounds, which they regarded as too cold, too flat, and too modernist. Unfortunately, the intricate details and artistic depth of the backgrounds, created by Eyvind Earle, made the character a challenge to animate. Later, Marc Davis and his wife Alice refined her look and costumes to better match the style of the film’s backgrounds, which were much more realistic than any previous Disney film.Ħ. The original design for Aurora’s animated persona was developed by Tom Oreb, who based his design on Audrey Hepburn. Her performance was so compelling that Walt Disney told her she had landed the role the next day.ĥ. At her audition, she originally sang with her native southern accent, but was advised to use an English accent instead. Princess Aurora was voiced by Mary Costa, who was invited to audition for the part after running into Walter Schumann (the film’s original composer) at a dinner party. Because of all these name variations, Princess Aurora has the distinction of being the first Disney Princess to have a name that’s different from the title of her film.Ĥ. Confused? Then it won’t help you to know that Perrault’s tale was itself inspired by a 1634 story called Sun, Moon, and Talia Talia being the name of the princess.ģ.
The name Briar Rose was given to her by the Brothers Grimm. Oddly enough, she was unnamed in Perrault’s original tale, but did have a daughter named Aurore. Her actual name is Princess Aurora, but was given the name Briar Rose when she was living in hiding with the good fairies.
One of the princess’s most notable claims to fame is the many names she is known by. The 1890 ballet Sleeping Beauty, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, provided the inspiration for much of the music in Disney’s 1959 film.Ģ. This tale also served as the inspiration for the Brothers Grimm tale, The Briar Rose, published in 1812. The story of Sleeping Beauty was based on the fairy tale “La Belle Au Bois Dormant,” published in 1697 by Charles Perrault.
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