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Donnie Dunagan, Original Voice of Bambi, Dies at 92

  • Donnie Dunagan, who voiced the young Bambi in Disney's 1942 classic, died on November 4, 2023, at the age of 92.
  • Dunagan was six years old when he was chosen to voice Bambi, with an assistant director instructing him to pretend his own mother had died.
  • He also appeared in the horror films 'Son of Frankenstein' and 'Tower of London' during his brief Hollywood career.
  • Dunagan later served as a U.S. Marine and was a triple Purple Heart recipient.
  • Dunagan's agents confirmed his death due to lung cancer.
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