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Felix Salten(1869-1945)

  • Writer
  • Director
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Felix Salten was born on 6 September 1869 in Pest, Hungary. He was a writer and director, known for Bambi (1942), Poor as a Church Mouse (1931) and Der Narr des Schicksals (1915). He was married to Ottilie Metzl. He died on 8 October 1945 in Zurich, Switzerland.
BornSeptember 6, 1869
DiedOctober 8, 1945(76)
BornSeptember 6, 1869
DiedOctober 8, 1945(76)
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Known for

Bambi (1942)
Bambi
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1942
Poor as a Church Mouse (1931)
Poor as a Church Mouse
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1931
Der Narr des Schicksals
Short
  • Writer
  • 1915
Albert Bassermann and Josef Fenneker in Dr. Schotte (1918)
Dr. Schotte
  • Writer
  • 1918

Credits

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Writer



  • Bambi
    • based on the novel by
    • Script



  • Bambi: The Reckoning (2025)
    Bambi: The Reckoning
    4.8
    • novel
    • 2025
  • Bambi: A Tale of Life in the Woods (2024)
    Bambi: A Tale of Life in the Woods
    5.7
    • book by
    • 2024
  • Bambi II (2006)
    Bambi II
    6.1
    Video
    • book "Bambi, A Life in the Woods"
    • 2006
  • Scott Weinger in The Shaggy Dog (1994)
    The Shaggy Dog
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • characters from novel "The Hound of Florence"
    • 1994
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • novel: The Hound of Florence
    • novel "The Hound of Florence" (uncredited)
    • 1978–1987
  • Bambi's Youth (1987)
    Bambi's Youth
    5.5
    • novel "Bambi"
    • 1987
  • Bambi's Childhood (1985)
    Bambi's Childhood
    6.0
    • novel "Bambi"
    • 1985
  • Josefine Mutzenbacher - Wie sie wirklich war: 6. Teil
    5.9
    Video
    • Writer
    • 1984
  • Insatiable Janine
    6.0
    • characters
    • 1984
  • Josefine Mutzenbacher - Wie sie wirklich war: 3. Teil
    5.8
    Video
    • characters
    • 1984
  • Josefine Mutzenbacher - Wie sie wirklich war: 5. Teil
    5.8
    Video
    • Writer
    • 1983
  • Aus dem Tagebuch der Josefine Mutzenbacher
    6.5
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • Kleine Gaben
    TV Movie
    • Writer (segment "Von ewiger Liebe")
    • 1979
  • Josephine
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 1978
  • Stille und andere Stunden
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1978

Director



  • Der Narr des Schicksals
    Short
    • Director
    • 1915

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Personal details

  • Born
    • September 6, 1869
    • Pest, Hungary
  • Died
    • October 8, 1945
    • Zurich, Switzerland
  • Spouse
    • Ottilie Metzl1902 - June 22, 1942 (her death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Novel: "The Hound of Florence". NOTE: Filmed as The Shaggy D.A. (1976), "Disneyland" (1954) {The Shaggy D.A. (#25.3)}, The Shaggy Dog (1959), "Disneyland" (1954) {The Return of the Shaggy Dog (#32.3)}, The Shaggy D.A. (1976), The Shaggy Dog (2006).

Did you know

  • Trivia
    His stories "Perri" and "The Hound of Florence" inspired the Disney films Perri (1957) and The Shaggy Dog (1959).
  • Salary
    • Bambi
      (1942)
      $1,000

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