Babar the Elephant

Babar the Elephant is a popular French children's fictional character who first appeared in L'Histoire du Babar by Jean de Brunhoff in 1931 and enjoyed immediate success. English language versions entitled The Story of Babar, appeared in 1933 in Britain and the USA. The story is based on a tale de Brunhoff's wife, Cecile, had invented for their children. It tells of a young elephant called Babar who leaves the jungle, visits a big city, and returns to bring the benefits of civilisation to his fellow elephants.

List of Babar films and television programmes

• Babar (1960) http://imdb.com/title/tt0215535/
• Babar and Father Christmas (1986) http://imdb.com/title/tt0291029/
• (1989) http://imdb.com/title/tt0096869/
• Babar (1989) http://imdb.com/title/tt0156200/, http://v1.nelvana.com/babar/
• Babar, King of Elephants (1999) http://imdb.com/title/tt0166090/

The Babar stories are popular around the world. They have inspired musical works by Francis Poulenc and Raphael Mostel, and an extremely popular animated television series by Ellipse (France) and Nelvana (Canada).

Related Topics:
Francis Poulenc - Raphael Mostel - Ellipse - Nelvana

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