Historical clue formulations

• Big-eared star of a 1941 film — 2023-03-09
• ___ octopus, creature so named for its large, earlike fins — 2021-05-19
• 🐘🐁🎪 — 2020-02-09
• Disney's fourth animated feature film — 2018-06-20
• Toon that flies with his ears — 2016-08-23
• Flying elephant — 1998-09-22