Voice of "Bambi"

[FoxtrotOscar]

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Donnie Dunagan was the kid who voiced young Bambi in the Walt Disney animated film. He was only 6 years old when Walt Disney hired him to be the voice of Bambi.

Dunagan grew up to become the youngest Marine drill instructor and served three tours in Vietnam .

In Vietnam, he was wounded several times, before finally retiring in 1977 with the rank of Major.

His true identity as Bambi remained hidden while he was in the military. He thought people wouldn’t have taken him seriously if they knew he voiced the famous fawn.

It wasn't until years later, when he was 70, that Dunagan made it publicly known. He's now proud whenever someone calls out "Major Bambi" on the street. "I love it to death," he says.

[Old Marine]

Have to disagree with this Bio which says the Major was the youngest Drill Instructor. I have always been told that Hugh O'Brian (T.V.'s Wyatt Earp) was the youngest Drill Instructor as verified by Wickipedia. Not that it really matters.

[FoxtrotOscar]

Perhaps I should have omitted that part of the Youngest DI.. but if you want to get technical go to this thread about who was the youngest... http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/sh...9-Youngest-DIs

This thread was about the Voice of Bambi...

[gkmoz]

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