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DISNEY ANIMATED MUSICAL WAS RELEASED
Disney released "Dumbo," a film about a circus elephant
with huge ears who was ridiculed until a mouse shows
him he can use his ears to fly.
Dumbo was set to be crowned TIME Magazine’s "Mammal
of the Year" in late 1941, but got bumped off the cover by
Pearl Harbor.
The film is one of the studio’s shortest animated features
at 64 minutes.


VETERAN ACTRESS IS 90 YEARS YOUNG
1964
Dame Julie Andrews (born Julia Elizabeth Wells) is an English
actress, singer, and author. She has garnered numerous
accolades throughout her career spanning over eight decades,
including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award,
three Emmy Awards, three Grammy Awards, and seven Golden
Globe wards as well as nominations for three Tony Awards.
One of the biggest box office draws of the 1960s, Andrews has
been honored with the Kennedy Center Honors in 2001, the
Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2007, and the
AFI Life Achievement Award in 2022.

MUSICAL FILM ACTOR/DANCER BORN
Kelly was a dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer
known for his performances in An American in Paris (1951),
which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, Singin’ in
the Rain (1952).
MUSICAL FANTASY FILM PREMIERED IN 1939
On August 10, 1939, The Wizard of Oz, starring Judy Garland
and featuring words and music by E.Y. “Yip” Harburg and
Harold Arlen, received its world premiere in Green Bay,
Wisconsin. It opened widely in U.S. theaters some two
weeks later.


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