10 Things You Don't Know About Cinderella

Al Hoffman, Mack David, and Jerry Livingston (who went on to write songs for Alice in Wonderland) were all members of the Tin Pan Alley group, which is the name given to a collection of New York City music publishers and songwriters. In fact, it was their song “Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba” (performed by Perry Como) that got Walt’s attention in the first place. After hearing it on the radio, he decided it was the kind of song they needed for the Fairy Godmother.