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We just lost another legend today 😔🕊️ Donnie Dunagan, the original voice of young Bambi in Disney’s 1942 animated classic, has passed away at 92. Before most children even started school, Dunagan was already working in Hollywood. He appeared opposite Boris Karloff in Son of Frankenstein before lending his voice and expressions to the young deer who would become one of Disney’s most enduring characters. Some of his most memorable screen work: • Young Bambi — Bambi • Peter von Frankenstein — Son of Frankenstein • Peter Carey — Mother Carey’s Chickens • Terry Kennedy Jr. — The Forgotten Woman • Baby Prince Richard — Tower of London • Tommy — Vigil in the Night • Meet the Chump Then his life took an extraordinary turn. Dunagan left Hollywood behind, joined the U.S. Marine Corps, rose to the rank of major and served three tours in Vietnam. He received a Bronze Star and three Purple Hearts and famously kept his childhood connection to Bambi quiet for years because he feared fellow Marines would never let him live it down. From one of cinema’s gentlest characters to a decorated military career, Donnie Dunagan lived a life almost impossible to invent. The little voice generations knew as Bambi belonged to a man whose real story was even more remarkable than the movie. Rest in peace, Donnie Dunagan 🕊️