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Dumbo turns 80, 10 curiosities about the flying elephant

Happy birthday Dumbo. The flying elephant protagonist of the timeless Disney classic blows out 80 candles. It premiered in New York on 23 October 1941, Dumbo is considered the 4th Classic of animation of the major of baby mouse.

The story of the little elephant ridiculed for giant ears which, however, he will learn to use to his advantage by gliding in the sky still excites young and old. The animated film is based on the story by Helen Aberson, illustrated by Harold Pearl, for the prototype of a new toy: a special book called Roll-a-Book.

Dumbo it was produced to recover the financial losses of the musical Fantasia: The Studios decided, for this reason, to opt for a simple and economical style. Thus, against a budget of just $ 950,000, the elephant with “winged” ears it grossed a whopping 1.6 million dollars consecrating himself to most successful Disney of the forties. Dumbo it proved to be a financial miracle, considering the advent of World War II.

Oscar alla best soundtrack by Frank Churchill and Oliver Wallace, pulled by the sweet lullaby Baby Mine from the voice of Betty Noyes. In 2019, Dumbo chirps in CGI in the live action from Tim Burton. Today, we want to celebrate the tender animated pachyderm in 10 colorful curiosities: from the first Disney animated film to be set in America to Dumbo the only protagonist in a Disney film who does not speak, from the animators who brought elephants into the studio to study their movements to the controversy over racist ravens.

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