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 he song "Alice In Wonderland" was written by Leo Tobin with music by Dimitri Tiomkin and Nathaniel Finston.
Here's the front page of the sheet music, which reproduces some of the poster artwork for the film, the cast list in the centre box and a background of the 'Wonderland' characters drawn Tenniel-style. The Alice figure is based on a Charlotte Henry pose. There's a full set of lyrics, but these aren't sung in the film itself. Despite the statement on the front that it was "featured in the Paramount movie", just the melody is heard, while the opening credits are being shown.
The music manuscript was published in 1933. It takes the form of a piano solo plus a melody line, lyrics and guitar chords, and would have been readily available from music shops at the time. There are eight pages to the manuscript, of which six are the music itself. The back page has a picture of Charlotte Henry plus the following short article.
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"Charlotte Henry, who was chosen from among 6,800 applicants to play the role of "Alice" in Paramount's film adaptation of Lewis Carroll's famous classic "Alice in Wonderland", got the part because she was "just the type." There was no hesitation on the part of the producers or directors. When Charlotte walked into the studios, the worldwide search for somebody to fill the role was ended."
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"Miss Henry was born in Brooklyn, March 3, 1914. It was while she was being educated at the Sacred Heart Convent that she became stage struck and applied for a part in "Courage." This time also she was "just the type" and got the part. Some screen work followed but she was so tiny and so young and it was not until "Alice" came along that her talents were really recognised."
"Charlotte is five feet tall, weighs 104 pounds, and has naturally long blonde hair and arched eyebrows, which give her a permanent look of surprise. She "swims a little", golfs "not very well" and enjoys flying more than anything else."
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