Alice in Wonderland Book Facts and Films

A few facts about the book that inspired the movies: This story had it's beginning with English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (but you probably know him better by the pen name pseudonym that he gave himself, which is Lewis Carroll). He thought up this story in the year 1865, from his own imagination. I'm sure he had no idea that his writings would remain popular for centuries. He named his novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (but the name was shortened to "Alice in Wonderland" somewhere along the way and that's the way we refer to it today). If I needed to tell you a summary of the story in one sentence, I'd say that Alice accidentally fell down a rabbit hole and discovered a whole new world down there, filled with creatures that are strange but also intriguing and sometimes fun, all at the same time. Some of these strange creatures are The Caterpillar - The Cheshire Cat - The Mad Hatter - The March Hare - The Queen of Hearts. I'm thrilled to know that Johnny Depp plays the role of The Mad Hatter in Tim Burton's Disney 2010 movie version of the Alice in Wonderland story. A Brief History of Alice in Wonderland Films Through the Years: Some of the earliest films, based on the book, have been silent films produced in the years 1902 to 1915. Disney did an animated Alice in Wonderland in the year 1951. In the years that followed there have been other animation versions, anime adaptation, tv miniseries and even a Sesame Street Special, named Abby in Wonderland (2008 film - released directly on DVD).