She tells Pongo about her lost love Prince and the resulting litter of puppies, which were sold by her neglectful owner. Perdita helps to nurse the pups and becomes a member of the family. She has the dog treated by a vet, learns that she has recently given birth, and names her Perdita (meaning 'lost'). Dearly looks for a canine wet nurse, she finds an exhausted liver-spotted Dalmatian in the middle of the road in the pouring rain. Concerned that Missis will not be able to feed them all, the humans join in to help. Later, Missis gives birth to a litter of 15 puppies. She admires the two dogs and expresses a desire to have a Dalmatian-skin coat. Dearly: Cruella de Vil, a very wealthy woman so fixated on fur clothing that she married a furrier and forces him to keep his fur collection in their home so she can wear the pieces whenever she likes. Dearly have a chance meeting with an old schoolmate of Mrs. One day, while walking Pongo and Missis, Mr. The dogs consider the humans their pets, but allow the humans to think that they are the owners. Dearly is a 'financial wizard' who has been granted lifelong tax exemption and lent a house on the Outer Circle in Regent's Park in return for wiping out the government debt. Dearly and their two nannies, Nanny Cook and Nanny Butler. Pongo and Missis are a pair of Dalmatians who live with the newly married Mr. A 1967 sequel, The Starlight Barking, continues from the end of the novel.

It was originally serialized in Woman's Day as The Great Dog Robbery, and details the adventures of two dalmatians named Pongo and Missis as they rescue their puppies from a fur farm. There’s a little nod to an early “Silly Symphony” cartoon called “Springtime.” You’ll find it on the TV when Jasper and Horace are pupysitting.The Hundred and One Dalmatians is a 1956 children's novel by Dodie Smith about the kidnapping of a family of Dalmatian puppies. THERE'S A NOD TO DISNEY'S 'SILLY SYMPHONIES.' Walt listened to her read some of Anita’s lines and ultimately agreed that it was a perfect fit. Though Davis made use of her exceptional Zsa Zsa impression to read for Cruella, she felt that she was better suited to the role of Anita. “Zsa Zsa Gabor was very popular at the time and famous for loving fur coats and wearing fur, he thought that maybe he might give her a Zsa Zsa Gabor touch,” Davis said. ZSA ZSA GABOR INSPIRED CRUELLA DE VIL'S LOOK.Īccording to voice actress Lisa Davis, Walt Disney took Cruella’s look from a certain famous Hungarian. There are only three songs in the entire movie-but more were written, including a cockney chant called “Don’t Buy a Parrot from a Sailor,” set to be performed by Horace and Jasper. THE MOVIE WAS INTENDED TO BE MORE MUSICAL. 'THE TWILIGHT BARK' BECAME THE COMPANY'S NEWSLETTER.ĭisney Feature Animation later adopted “The Twilight Bark” as the name of their internal newsletter.

The 101 dalmatians by dodie smith