14 Facts About Adriana Caselotti

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Adriana Elena Loreta Caselotti was an American actress and singer.

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Adriana Caselotti was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to an Italian-American family.

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Adriana Caselotti's father, Guido Luigi Emanuele Caselotti, was an immigrant from Udine, and worked as a music teacher and vocal coach, and served as the organist for the Holy Rosary Church; and her mother, Maria Josephine Caselotti from Casavatore, was a singer in the Royal Opera Theatre of Rome.

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Adriana Caselotti was educated and boarded at the San Getulio convent, near Rome.

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When her family returned to New York three years later, Adriana Caselotti re-learned English and studied singing with her father.

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In 1934, Adriana Caselotti attended Hollywood High School where she sang in the senior class Girls' Glee Club and had a leading role in the school's annual musical, The Belle of New York.

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Adriana Caselotti was paid a total of $970 for working on the film.

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Adriana Caselotti was not credited for the role, and had trouble finding new opportunities later in life.

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Adriana Caselotti appeared in several promotional spots for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and signed memorabilia during promotional events.

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Adriana Caselotti made a guest appearance on the syndicated The Mike Douglas Show.

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Adriana Caselotti later met actor Norval Weir Mitchell, whom she married in 1952.

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Adriana Caselotti retired after marrying her and died in 1972.

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Adriana Caselotti married her last husband, Joseph Laureat Florian St Pierre, a retired postal employee, in 1989 and they later divorced.

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On January 18,1997, Adriana Caselotti died of cancer at her Los Angeles home, at the age of 80.