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Felix Salten, Creator of “bambi”, Dies in Switzerland; Forced by Nazis to Flee Vienna

October 10, 1945
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Felix Salten, Viennese author who was best known in the United States for “Bambi”, the story of a deer, which was made into a motion picture by Walt Disney, died here yesterday after a long illness. He was 76. Salten, who was one of the most famous writers and literary critics in Auetia, was forced to flee the country after the Anschluss because of his Jewish origin. He was a friend of Theodor Berzl and frequently evinced a deep interest in Jewish matters.

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