Bambi is an animated film made by Walt Disney Productions, based on Felix Salten's 1923 Austrian novel Bambi, a Life in the Woods. It follows a young deer from his birth through the seasons as he grows up in the forest, meets friends such as the rabbit Thumper and the skunk Flower, and loses his mother to a hunter. The film was directed by David Hand and is known for its naturalistic animation of animals and its soft, painterly backgrounds, influenced by the artist Tyrus Wong. Its release during the Second World War limited its first earnings, but it later became a success in re-releases and is regarded as a classic.
Before and after
- 13 July 1942Birth of Harrison Ford
- 23 July 1942Construction of Treblinka extermination camp
- 2 August 1942Birth of Isabel Allende
- from 7 August 1942 to 9 February 1943Guadalcanal campaign
- 14 August 1942Release of Bambi
- 19 August 1942Dieppe Raid
- from 23 August 1942 to 2 February 1943Battle of Stalingrad
- from 26 August 1942 to 13 September 1945Japanese occupation of Nauru
- 28 August 1942Birth of José Eduardo dos Santos
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