The original concept for Lady and the Tramp was thought up in the 1930s when Walt Disney had dinner at Joe Grant's house and was shown a story that Grant had illustrated about his own dog Lady. Disney particularly liked the soft silky portrayal of Lady's character. They began refining ideas for a movie based on her.
In 1943 the original storyboard was presented to Disney but he didn't like it- he thought there was something 'too soft' about Lady's character. So the idea was put on the shelf and not touched again until the 1950s.
It was then that Disney read a story by Ward Greene called 'Happy Dan the Whistling Dog' which centred around a rough cynical male dog character, and he believed that if Lady and this new character were played opposite each other, an interesting story could evolve, so he hired Greene to work on the film.
Greene was the author of the book 'Lady and the Tramp' which the final film was based on. Another inspiration in making the film was that Walt claimed to have given his wife a puppy in a hat box as a gift, a moment which was included in the movie also.
'Lady and the Tramp' was officially released in 1955.
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