The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales

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Davenport, Tom

Davenport, Tom (1939– ),
independent American film‐maker. Besides documentaries focusing on the traditional culture of the American South, Davenport has created an innovative series of live‐action fairy‐tale adaptations called From the Brothers Grimm: American Versions of Folktale Classics (see film and fairy tales). Films in the series include Hansel and Gretel : An Appalachian Version (1975), Rapunzel , Rapunzel (1979), The Frog King (1980), Bristlelip (1982), Bearskin, or The Man who Didn't Wash for Seven Years (1982), The Goose Girl (1983), Jack and the Dentist's Daughter (1983), Soldier Jack, or The Man who Caught Death in a Sack (1988), Ashpet: An American Cinderella (1990), Mutzmag: An...

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