1957 Napco Cinderella – Cookie Jar

Cinderella Cookie Jar – 1957 available @ Time’s Tin cup !

“Cinderella” is a folk tale with many interpretations retold throughout the world. The protagonist is a young girl living in forsaken circumstances that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune. The story of Rhodopis, recounted by the Greek geographer Strabo sometime between 7 BC and 23 AD, about a Greek slave girl who marries the king of Egypt, is usually considered to be the earliest known variant of the Cinderella story. Download and read the Greek version Rhodopis here.

The version adapted by Disney was Aschenputtel by the Brothers Grimm in their folk tale collection Grimms’ Fairy Tales in 1812. Download and read Aschenputtel by the Brothers Grimm here.

Cinderella is Disney’s first and original princess.

The iconic scene where the Fairy Godmother transforms Cinderella’s torn dress into a gown. Was drawn and animated by Marc Davis, one of Disney’s Nine Old Men.

Marc Davis transformation animation scene:

Disney’s Nine Old Men were the core animators at Walt Disney Productions who created some of Disney’s most famous works. Walt Disney jokingly called this group of animators his “Nine Old Men,” referring to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s dismissive description of the nine justices of the US Supreme Court. All members were named Disney Legends in 1989.

Disney’s Nine Old Men and Legends were: Les Clark, Marc Davis, Ollie Johnston, Milt Kahl, Waard Kimball Eric Larson, John Lounsbery (under the name Norm Fergy Ferguson), Wolfgang “Wollie” Reitherman, and Frank Thomas.