Biografía

Donnie Dunagan

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Información general

Nacimiento
16 de agosto de 1934 · San Antonio, Texas, Estados Unidos
Nombre de nacimiento
Donald Roan Dunagan
Altura
1,85 m

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Familia

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Curiosidades

Concealed the fact that he was the voice of Bambi in Bambi (1942) while he was in the U.S. Marines. He feared being nicknamed "Bambi".
Said that after voicing and viewing the film Bambi (1942) as a child actor, he could never bring himself to shoot an animal. As a career U.S. Marine he'd done a lot of shooting in his life but had never shot an animal.
While in the Marines he was the youngest drill instructor in the history of the Corps. He rose to the rank of major before his retirement.
He served three tours in Vietnam as a Marine.
He earned three Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star for his service in Vietnam as a US Marine.

Citas

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. It was the Marine Corps of the Marine Corps. If I had picked up the nickname "Bambi" I would have been history. Still it's something I don't think I'll be able to forgive myself for.
[asked how he feels about being known as the voice of Bambi] Wonderful. Not many would understand this, if they had a clue of even half of my teen and long adult life. The reality is, at age 77, it is pure joy that both children and 80 year-olds can enjoy the film together. I could be working in the White House and children could care less. But let someone say, 'that dude over there was the face, or voice of Bambi,' and I am an immediate adopted grandfather to them. That is just an unmatchable joy, and a real responsibility.
I'm a sensitive man. When I had my first casualties as a lieutenant, I had a hard time controlling my emotions, but I had a strong sergeant with me who kept me from doing something stupid. I've been around some real tough guys, and I promise you on my honor: The strongest guys I've known in life would pick up a wounded baby kitty on the side of the road. Yet you wouldn't want to go against them in combat. That is not inconsistent. It is part of the same ethos.
[on the death scene in 'Bambi'] That was the only thing that bothered me - nobody told me when I recorded the line 'Mother! Mother!' what it was about. But back then, there was a war going on, and a lot of children's mothers were dying. I think it was very, very smart to have it happen off-camera.