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Lewis Carroll(1832-1898)

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Lewis Carroll
A live action animation blended story following the adventures of our hero as he searches for and fights the Jabberwock.  A straightforward adaptation of the Lewis Carrol poem with the addition of the Lonely Pond Productions comic flair.
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Lewis Carroll was the pen name of Charles L. Dodgson, author of the children's classics "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking-Glass."

Born on January 27, 1832 in Daresbury, Cheshire, England, Charles Dodgson wrote and created games as a child. At age 20 he received a studentship at Christ Church and was appointed a lecturer in mathematics. Dodgson was shy but enjoyed creating stories for children. His books including "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" were published under the pen name Lewis Carroll. Dodgson died in 1898.

Early Life, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, best known by his pseudonym, Lewis Carroll, was born in the village of Daresbury, England, on January 27, 1832. The eldest boy in a family of 11 children, Carroll was rather adept at entertaining himself and his siblings. His father, a clergyman, raised them in the rectory. As a boy, Carroll excelled in mathematics and won many academic prizes. At age 20, he was awarded a studentship (called a scholarship in other colleges) to Christ College. Apart from serving as a lecturer in mathematics, he was an avid photographer and wrote essays, political pamphlets and poetry. "The Hunting of the Snark" displays his wonderful ability in the genre of literary nonsense.

Alice and Literary Success, Carroll suffered from a bad stammer, but he found himself vocally fluent when speaking with children. The relationships he had with young people in his adult years are of great interest, as they undoubtedly inspired his best-known writings and have been a point of disturbed speculation over the years. Carroll loved to entertain children, and it was Alice, the daughter of Henry George Liddell, who can be credited with his pinnacle inspiration. Alice Liddell remembers spending many hours with Carroll, sitting on his couch while he told fantastic tales of dream worlds. During an afternoon picnic with Alice and her two sisters, Carroll told the first iteration of what would later become Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. When Alice arrived home, she exclaimed that he must write the story down for her.

He fulfilled the small girl's request, and through a series of coincidences, the story fell into the hands of the novelist Henry Kingsley, who urged Carroll to publish it. The book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was released in 1865. It gained steady popularity, and as a result, Carroll wrote the sequel, Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There (1871). By the time of his death, Alice had become the most popular children's book in England, and by 1932 it was one of the most popular in the world.

Photography and Legacy, besides writing, Carroll created a number of fine photographs. His notable portraits include those of the actress Ellen Terry and the poet Alfred Tennyson. He also photographed children in every possible costume and situation, eventually making nude studies of them. Despite conjecture, little real evidence of child abuse can be brought against him. Shortly before his 66th birthday, Lewis Carroll caught a severe case of influenza, which led to pneumonia. He died on January 14, 1898, leaving an enigma behind him.
BornJanuary 27, 1832
DiedJanuary 14, 1898(65)
BornJanuary 27, 1832
DiedJanuary 14, 1898(65)
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Mel Blanc, Sterling Holloway, Heather Angel, Kathryn Beaumont, Lucille Bliss, Jerry Colonna, Pinto Colvig, Verna Felton, Larry Grey, Richard Haydn, Joseph Kearns, Bill Lee, Queenie Leonard, Doris Lloyd, Tommy Luske, James MacDonald, Marni Nixon, J. Pat O'Malley, Thurl Ravenscroft, Max Smith, Bill Thompson, Dink Trout, Ed Wynn, Norma Zimmer, The Mellowmen Quartet, and Bob Hamlin in Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Alice in Wonderland
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Johnny Depp and Alan Rickman in Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Alice in Wonderland
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Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen, Matt Lucas, and Mia Wasikowska in Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
Alice Through the Looking Glass
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    • The Wonderland
      • Completed
    • The Hunting of the Snark
      • Completed
    • Alice Müzikali
      • Completed
    • In the land of Wonder
      • Pre-production
    • Alice in Wonderland
      • Pre-production
    • Beyond the Rabbit Hole
      • Pre-production
    • The Pocketwatch
      • In Production
    • En El Pais de Las Maravillas (In Wonderland)
      • Post-production
    • Jabberwocky Rise
      • In Production
    • Veniceland
      • In Development
    • Audrey Wasilewski, Libby Rue, Abigail Estrella, Max Mittelman, Cj Uy, and Jack Stanton in Alice's Wonderland Bakery (2022)
      Alice's Wonderland Bakery
    • Alice no Mundo da Internet (2022)
      Alice no Mundo da Internet
    • Sisse Marie and Melanie Beckendorff-Leavens in Wonderland Recoil (2022)
      Wonderland Recoil
    • Fireside Reading of Alice in Wonderland (2022)
      Fireside Reading of Alice in Wonderland
    • Fireside Reading of Through the Looking Glass (2022)
      Fireside Reading of Through the Looking Glass
    • Wonder (2022)
      Wonder
    • Paul D. Stephenson, Michael J. Ansley, Iain Gibbons, and Darrie Gardner in One Day in Wonderland (2022)
      One Day in Wonderland
    • Monologues (2022)
      Monologues
    • Alice dos anjos (2021)
      Alice dos anjos
    • Queen of Hearts: Before Alice Went Down the Rabbit Hole
    • Alice, Through the Looking (2021)
      Alice, Through the Looking
    • Jürgen Meow Russin in The Homework's Revenge: Esther in Wonderland (2021)
      The Homework's Revenge: Esther in Wonderland
    • Brianna O'Reilly in We Are All Mad Here (2021)
      We Are All Mad Here
    • Gerald Barry's Alice's adventures Underground (2021)
      Gerald Barry's Alice's adventures Underground
    • Mateusz Damiecki, Agata Kulesza, and Zuza Jablonska in Przygody Alicji w Krainie Czarów (Audioplay) (2021)
      Przygody Alicji w Krainie Czarów (Audioplay)

    Additional Crew

    • Asa Lindh in Venus Blue (1998)
      Venus Blue
    • Anne-Marie Mallik in Alice in Wonderland (1966)
      Alice in Wonderland

    Soundtrack

    • Calum Worthy, Laura Marano, Raini Rodriguez, and Ross Lynch in Austin & Ally (2011)
      Austin & Ally
    • Kevin Bacon and Colin Firth in Where the Truth Lies (2005)
      Where the Truth Lies
    • The Republic of Love (2003)
      The Republic of Love
    • Whoopi Goldberg, Christopher Lloyd, Robbie Coltrane, Tina Majorino, and Martin Short in Alice in Wonderland (1999)
      Alice in Wonderland
    • Natalie Gregory in Alice in Wonderland (1985)
      Alice in Wonderland
    • Dreamchild (1985)
      Dreamchild
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    • Peter Sellers, Dudley Moore, Michael Crawford, Fiona Fullerton, Robert Helpmann, and Flora Robson in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)
      Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
      • (Nursery Rhyme, Evidence Read At The Trail Of The Knave Of Hearts", (lyrics: "Dum And Dee Dance", "The Duchess' Lullaby", "The Moral Song", "Will You Walk A Little Faster, Said A Whiting To A Snail", "They Told Me)
    • Angela Cartwright, Rusty Hamer, Sherry Jackson, Marjorie Lord, and Danny Thomas in The Danny Thomas Show (1953)
      The Danny Thomas Show
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    • Charlotte Henry in Alice in Wonderland (1933)
      Alice in Wonderland
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    Videos11

    Alice in Wonderland: "Progression Reel"
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    Alice in Wonderland: "Progression Reel"
    "Curiouser and Curiouser" from Alice in Wonderland
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    "Curiouser and Curiouser" from Alice in Wonderland
    "Tea Party" from Alice in Wonderland
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    "Tea Party" from Alice in Wonderland
    "Potion Making" from Alice in Wonderland
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    "Potion Making" from Alice in Wonderland
    "Off with His Head" from Alice in Wonderland
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    "Off with His Head" from Alice in Wonderland
    "Clothe This Girl" from Alice in Wonderland
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    "Clothe This Girl" from Alice in Wonderland
    Jabberwocky
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    Jabberwocky
    Alice In Wonderland - World Macro Pod
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    Alice In Wonderland - World Macro Pod
    Alice In Wonderland - Mad Hatter Macro Pod
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    Alice In Wonderland - Mad Hatter Macro Pod
    "Alice Micro Pod" from Alice in Wonderland
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    "Alice Micro Pod" from Alice in Wonderland
    Alice in Wonderland's "Mad Hatter"
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    Alice in Wonderland's "Mad Hatter"

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      • Alice-in-wonderland.net
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      • January 27, 1832
      • Daresbury, Cheshire, England, UK
      • January 14, 1898
      • Guildford, Surrey, England, UK(pneumonia)
    • Other works
      Book: "Condensation of Determinants".
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      • 3 Biographical Movies
      • 46 Print Biographies
      • 9 Portrayals
      • 38 Articles

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      It's thought Alice in Wonderland sold so well at the time it was written was because when reality was too grim to deal with, people could escape into fantasy like this.
    • Quotes
      Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.

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