Dumbo is an animated film made by Walt Disney Productions, directed by Ben Sharpsteen and based on a children's story by Helen Aberson and Harold Pearl. It tells of a baby circus elephant with enormous ears who is mocked until he discovers he can fly, helped by a mouse called Timothy. At only about an hour long, it was made quickly and cheaply after the more costly Pinocchio and Fantasia had lost money. The film was a success, and it is remembered for scenes such as the dreamlike sequence Pink Elephants on Parade. It won the Academy Award for best original score, and it was later adapted in a live-action film in 2019.
Before and after
- from 8 September 1941 to 27 January 1944Siege of Leningrad
- 8 September 1941Birth of Bernie Sanders
- 9 September 1941Birth of Dennis M. Ritchie
- from 18 October 1941 to 4 July 1942Crimean Campaign
- 23 October 1941Release of Dumbo
- from 30 October 1941 to 4 July 1942Siege of Sevastopol
- from 10 November 1941 to 30 December 1941Tikhvin offensive
- from 10 November 1941 to 18 November 1941Operation Flipper
- from 18 November 1941 to 30 December 1941Operation Crusader
More in Art, literature & culture
- c. 1920sRise of surrealism
- 1 May 1931Construction of Empire State Building
- 1935Construction of Da Nang International Airport
- 28 May 1937Construction of Golden Gate Bridge
- c. 1940sRise of Postmodernism
- 6 April 1943Publication of The Little Prince
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