Occupation Actor Years active 1938–1942 Name Donnie Dunagan | Allegiance United States Role Child actor Years of service 1952–1977 | |
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Full Name Donald Roan Dunagan Born August 16, 1934 (age 90) ( 1934-08-16 ) San Antonio, Texas Movies Bambi, Son of Frankenstein, Meet the Chump Similar People Peter Behn, Hardie Albright, Rowland V Lee, David Hand, James Algar | ||
Donnie dunagan original voice of bambi interview
Donald "Donnie" Roan Dunagan (born August 16, 1934) is a retired American former child actor and United States Marine Corps drill instructor. He was a voice actor in the Bambi film, providing the voice of young Bambi.
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Biography
Dunagan was born in San Antonio, Texas, but his family soon moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where they struggled with poverty. There at the age of three-and-a-half he won a talent contest prize of $100. Spotted by a studio talent scout, the family moved to Hollywood, where Dunagan appeared in a series of films and soon became his family's main breadwinner. His career ended after he provided the voice for the young fawn in Walt Disney's Bambi.
By the age of 13, Dunagan was living in a boarding house and working as a lathe operator. In 1952, at the age of 18, he enlisted in the Marine Corps. He became the Marines' youngest-ever drill instructor and served three tours in Vietnam, where he was wounded several times, before finally retiring in 1977 with the rank of Major.
For his service he received a Bronze Star and three Purple Hearts. Dunagan kept his acting career a secret while serving in the Marines but in 2004 he was located and exhaustively interviewed by horror movie historian Tom Weaver in a special "Donnie Dunagan issue" of "Video Watchdog" magazine. Dunagan is retired and is currently living in San Angelo, Texas, with his wife.