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Donnie Dunagan, the original voice of Bambi, dies at 92
Donnie Dunagan, the original voice of Bambi, has died at 92.
He died of lung cancer on Wednesday, according to author and film historian Tom Weaver.
Dunagan voiced the young deer in Disney’s 1942 animated film, including its scene in which Bambi calls for his mother.
Bambi was his last film, after a childhood acting career that also included Son of Frankenstein and Tower of London.
He later served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 25 years and was awarded three Purple Hearts.
Dunagan said he kept his Hollywood years secret from his Marine Corps friends, which he later regretted.
His work helped shape one of the film’s most emotional scenes, and the sources give no information about funeral plans.
Donnie Dunagan, the original voice of Bambi in Disney’s 1942 film, has died at 92.
Author and film historian Tom Weaver reported that Dunagan died Wednesday of lung cancer.
Before his military service, Dunagan acted in films including Son of Frankenstein and Tower of London.
He served in the U.S. Marine Corps for a quarter-century and was awarded three Purple Hearts.
- Who
- Donnie Dunagan, the original voice of Bambi.
- What
- He died at 92.
- When
- Wednesday; the exact date is not stated.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- He died of lung cancer, according to author and film historian Tom Weaver.
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Donald Roan Dunagan was born in San Antonio.
Dunagan made his big-screen debut in Mother Carey’s Chickens.
Dunagan appeared in Son of Frankenstein and Tower of London.
Bambi was released, with Dunagan providing the voice of the young deer.
Dunagan died of lung cancer, according to Tom Weaver.
- Age at death
- 92
- Cause of death
- Lung cancer
- Bambi
- Released in 1942
- Military service
- A quarter-century in the U.S. Marine Corps
- Awards
- Three Purple Hearts
What people are saying
One of the biggest regrets of my life is that I didn’t have the courage to tell my close personal friends in the Marine Corps that I had been a part of the wonderful work of Mr. Disney.
When I was told to say, with some stress, ‘Mother … Mother,’ I must have not had the tone of fear that the story needed.
I remember this well