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*The names of ''[[Frozen]]'''s characters were inspired by conducting an internet search for Norwegian baby names. While completely unintentional, a fan put together the fact that [[Hans]], [[Kristoff]], [[Anna]], and [[Sven]] sound like "Hans Christian Andersen". |
*The names of ''[[Frozen]]'''s characters were inspired by conducting an internet search for Norwegian baby names. While completely unintentional, a fan put together the fact that [[Hans]], [[Kristoff]], [[Anna]], and [[Sven]] sound like "Hans Christian Andersen". |
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*He is the first author to meet his creation in a TV episode, followed by [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]], who wrote [[Tarzan (film)|''Tarzan'']]. |
*He is the first author to meet his creation in a TV episode, followed by [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]], who wrote [[Tarzan (film)|''Tarzan'']]. |
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| − | *Some of his fairy tales that Disney adapted from to make films and shorts won four Academy Awards such as ''[[The Ugly Duckling (1939)|The Ugly Duckling]]'' won an Academy Award for Best Original Short, ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989)|The Little Mermaid]]'''s song, "[[Under the Sea]]" won an Academy Award for Best Original Song and ''[[Frozen]]'' won two Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature and |
+ | *Some of his fairy tales that Disney adapted from to make films and shorts won four Academy Awards such as ''[[The Ugly Duckling (1939)|The Ugly Duckling]]'' won an Academy Award for Best Original Short, ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989)|The Little Mermaid]]'''s song, "[[Under the Sea]]" won an Academy Award for Best Original Song and ''[[Frozen]]'' won two Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature and its song,[[ Let It Go| "Let It Go]]" for Best Original Song. |
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Revision as of 16:34, 21 June 2018
- This article is about the author. For the character who appeared in The Little Mermaid TV Series, see Hans Christian Andersen (character). For the character who appears in Frozen, see Hans.
Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author, fairy tale writer, and poet who wrote many fairy tales that Disney adapted from to make films and shorts like The Ugly Duckling, the 1989 animated film The Little Mermaid (based on the book of the same name), Piano Concerto No. 2, in Fantasia 2000 based on The Steadfast Tin Soldier, The Little Matchgirl and the 2013 animated film Frozen, inspired by The Snow Queen. One of his other stories, Ole Lukøje, was adapted into a 1944 Walt Disney's Little Library storybook, Through the Picture Frame.
In addition to Frozen, his Snow Queen character was adapted in Once Upon a Time as Ingrid, and in The 7D as Ginorma.
His character of Thumbelina was adapted in Goldie & Bear, and in The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina.
Trivia
- The names of Frozen's characters were inspired by conducting an internet search for Norwegian baby names. While completely unintentional, a fan put together the fact that Hans, Kristoff, Anna, and Sven sound like "Hans Christian Andersen".
- He is the first author to meet his creation in a TV episode, followed by Edgar Rice Burroughs, who wrote Tarzan.
- Some of his fairy tales that Disney adapted from to make films and shorts won four Academy Awards such as The Ugly Duckling won an Academy Award for Best Original Short, The Little Mermaid's song, "Under the Sea" won an Academy Award for Best Original Song and Frozen won two Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature and its song, "Let It Go" for Best Original Song.