Dumbo, released in 1941, is (still) the only Disney movie with a title character that doesn’t speak, and it was the first Disney animated movie set in America.
Before he created Pogo, comic strip legend Walt Kelly was an animator for Disney work on, among other things, Dumbo, Fantasia and Pinocchio.
Pinocchio came from an 1883 Italian novel.
Italy is the fourth most visited country in the world, with some 40 million foreign visitors annually.
More of Shakespeare’s plays were set in Italy than in any other country.
Among the greatest Italian contributions to the world are paintings and sculptures, and Leonardo da Vinci is among the greatest Italians for these.
Leonardo DiCaprio has a remarkable resemblance to a young Robert Todd Lincoln.
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The last Lincoln Continental rolled off the assembly line on July 26, 2002.
The Lincoln Continental was the car driven by Bad, Bad Leroy Brown in the song of the same name. He also owned an El Dorado. The best-known version of the song was recorded by Jim Croce, released in 1973 as part of the album “Life and Times.”
A kiss on the hand may be quite continental, but diamonds are a girl’s best friend.
From 1957 to 1960, David Janssen, later the star of “The Fugitive” on ABC, played Richard Diamond, a hard-boiled private detective in the film noir tradition, in the series of the same name on CBS and NBC. His secretary, Sam, was shown only from the waist down to display her beautiful legs. Initially, they were the legs of Mary Tyler Moore, but later the legs of other actresses were seen.
Diamonds Are Forever (1971) marks the first time an actor (Sean Connery) returned to playing James Bond after another actor (George Lazenby had played him.
Sean Connery demanded a then-record $1.25 million salary (£20 million in 2012 pounds) to return to the role of Bond in Diamonds Are Forever. United Artists also offered to back two films of his choice. After both sides agreed to the deal, Connery quietly used his fee to establish the Scottish International Education Trust.
Sean Connery has two tattoos on his body – a heart with a dagger through it saying “Scotland Forever” and a bird with a scroll in its mouth that says “Mum and Dad.”
When Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, and his wife Camilla are in Scotland, they are referred to as the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay. Charles also holds the titles of Prince and Great Steward of Scotland.
Prince Charles holds the five-star military ranks of Field Marshal, Admiral of the Fleet, and Marshal of the Royal Air Force.
A field marshal of the British Army does not actually have five stars in his or her insignia but, rather, two crossed batons in a wreath of oak leaves, with a crown above.
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The motto of MGM in the golden age of Hollywood was “Ars Gratia Artis” (“Art for Art’s Sake”), though they also used the line “More stars than there are in heaven.”
Thanks. I got my info from this BBC article, and accepted it as fact.
Back to the game: MGM’s lion, Leo, was rumored to have killed his trainer, but that is false.
Leo McKern (1920-2002) was an Australian-born actor who appeared in both The Mouse that Roared and The Prisoner, although he is perhaps best known to American audiences for long playing the curmudgeonly criminal-defense barrister, Horace Rumpole of the Bailey.