Little Women Dolls through the Years
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The Little Women Dolls by Madame Alexander are fashioned from the book, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888). Madame Alexander gained the rights to make the dolls in 1933. These dolls have been a major part of the Alexander Doll Company and have been produced all but a few years.
The Little Women dolls have been made in various sizes, but the only sets that I own are the little ones.
The 1949 movie Little Women was released starring Elizabeth Taylor as Amy, Margaret O'Brien as Beth, Janet Leigh as Meg, Mary Astor as Marme, June Allyson as Jo, and Peter Lawford as Laurie.
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The Dolls
Bent Knee - 1962 - 1966
These dolls costumes were the ones that were made for the longest period without changing. |
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1973 - 78
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1973 - 78 with Laurie
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1995
I think the "Cissette" face (Marmee doll) on an 8" doll is not in proportion. |
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1995 w/ Laurie and Aunt March
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1994 FAO Schwartz Limited Edition Set
This set was released by FAO Schwartz after the 1994 movie and was only available through FAO Schwartz. The dolls were dressed in costumes identical to the ones worn by the stars in the movie. The Marmee doll was only available in the five doll set. The other dolls were available individually. (Click on name to see photo of doll) |
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Some of the 1950's Sets(Click on image to see a larger image) |
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1955
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1956
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1959
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During the early years of the 8" Little Women Sets, the costumes changed yearly and it was hard to complete a set within a given year. |
Little Women Links
 | Orchard House - Site where Louisa May Alcott wrote Little Women | ||
| Little Women - Text of Novel | ||
| AlcottWeb.com - Biographical information, book list, and links to other sites. | ||
| Louisa Mae Alcott | ||
| Louisa
Mae Alcott quotations - part of
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| Lousia Mae Alcott - Concise overview of the author and her works. |
