Dumbo’s Father in ‘Dumbo’
In the movie “Dumbo,” the titular elephant is originally named Jumbo, as his mother is named Mrs Jumbo. This is a reference to a real life famous elephant named Jumbo (who is presumably Dumbo’s father in the movie). Sadly, Jumbo was tortured throughout his life before he was killed at age 23 (young for an elephant) when he was hit by a train. This makes “Dumbo” even more tragic.